The great synergy: The european enlightenment as a factor in modern economic growth

Understanding The Dynamics Of A Knowledge Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-250

  Mokyr, Joel ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781845429898.00008     Document Type: Chapter

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