Political Competition, Innovation And Growth In The History Of Asian Civilizations - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843769190 ISBN 13 : 9781843769194

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its veracity.

The existing literature tends to assume that the beneficial effects of inter state competition have been confined to European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised. However, these civilisations have not always been unified politically. In their history, there have been long spells of decentralised rule or inter state competition. The same is true for Japan. If the Hume-Kant hypothesis is correct, it should also apply to those periods. This volume analyses the qualitative and quantitative evidence.

The authors comprise eminent historians, sociologists, economists and socio-psychologists and the resulting book is a truly interdisciplinary enterprise. Addressing a wide readership, this book will hold strong appeal for scholars and researchers of general, Asian and economic history, political economy, political science and sociology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Peter Bernholz, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Center for Economics and Business (WWZ), University of Basle, Switzerland and Roland Vaubel, Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843769190
• ISBN 13: 9781843769194
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Bernholz Peter, Vaubel Roland
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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