Attitudes, aptitudes, and the roots of the great enrichment

Joel Mokyr

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-815874-6.00030-7

Attitudes, aptitudes, and the roots of the great enrichment

Joel Mokyr^*

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School of Economics

Northwestern University

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Abstract

The Great Enrichment, dating from the Industrial Revolution was above all a revolution of useful knowledge. Useful knowledge in Europe grew faster than anywhere else after 1500. This phenomenon, which was the crucial causal factor in the “Great Divergence” consisted of two elements: attitudes and aptitudes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Historical Economics
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	773-794
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128158746
ISBN (Print)	9780128162682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815874-6.00030-7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

Great enrichment
Human capital
Scientific Revolution
Technological change

UN SDGs

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