A provocative account of what it is that makes capitalism unique. Steven G. Marks argues that capitalism's distinctiveness as an economic system lies in business's quest for information and usable knowledge, tracing how this developed from the Renaissance onwards, shaping economic development and the divergence of the East and West.
A provocative account of what it is that makes capitalism unique. Steven G. Marks argues that capitalism's distinctiveness as an economic system lies in business's quest for information and usable knowledge, tracing how this developed from the Renaissance onwards, shaping economic development and the divergence of the East and West.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steven Marks is Professor of History at Clemson University, South Carolina. He has written books and articles on Russian economic and cultural history, all with a comparative global focus, including How Russia Shaped the Modern World (2003), on the international reception of Russian ideas, and Road to Power (1991), on the creation of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Information Nexus is the summation of his thinking on world economic history and the history of capitalism, subjects he has taught for more than twenty years. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1988.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. 'Capitalism', Word and Concept: 1. Cries of pain: the word 'capitalism' 2. 'Capitalism' in the mirror of the twentieth century 3. The myths of capitalism Part II. The Information Nexus: 4. Early modern Europe's expanding field of vision: the origins of capitalism 5. Age of electricity and engines: America's mass market 6. The digital age and the globalization of capitalism Conclusion Index.
Part I. 'Capitalism', Word and Concept: 1. Cries of pain: the word 'capitalism' 2. 'Capitalism' in the mirror of the twentieth century 3. The myths of capitalism Part II. The Information Nexus: 4. Early modern Europe's expanding field of vision: the origins of capitalism 5. Age of electricity and engines: America's mass market 6. The digital age and the globalization of capitalism Conclusion Index.
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