Technology and industrial progress
Subtitle: the foundations of economic growth
By: G.N. von Tunzelmann.
Publisher: E. Elgar
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Brookfield, Vt., US
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
Subjects: Economic development.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.; Industrialization.
Description: What has dictated the rate and direction of technological change? How central has it been to industrial progress? How has it related to other determinants of economic growth and development? In Technology and Industrial Progress, Dr von Tunzelmann examines theoretical views on the nature and contribution of technology, and the empirical evidence from the major industrializing countries from the 18th century to the present day. The experiences of countries regarded in their time as the leaders of industrialization - Britain in the 18th century, the United States in the 19th century and Japan in the 20th century - are critically compared by the author. The following chapters study the transfer of each of these patterns of technology and growth to later industrializers, such as continental Europe, the Soviet Union, and today's newly industrializing countries. Adopting approaches drawn from evolutionary economics, Dr von Tunzelmann links micro-level phenomena relating to individual firms and technologies to macro-level outcomes as reflected in economic growth and development. This long-awaited book is exceptional both in the range of countries surveyed and the breadth of topics analysed, encompassing changes in production processes, products and marketing, management and finance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-467) and indexes.