The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750-1850

by Margaret C. Jacob

Book Overview

Ever since the Industrial Revolution debate has raged about the sources of the new, sustained western prosperity. Margaret Jacob here argues persuasively for the critical importance of knowledge in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107619831
• ISBN13: 9781107619838
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"