Hanna Ritchie is a Scottish researcher with a PhD in environmental science, and one of the editors of “Our world in data”. In the book “Not the end of the world” she confronts the widespread pessimism regarding the future of …
Economic development is a process of constant change, driven by innovation. Such changes challenge the positions of existing firms, forcing them to adapt, but also provide opportunities that firms of all types, including new entrepreneurial ventures, may exploit. A similar …
Vaclav Smil has over the years published a large number of books, mostly on energy, on which is he is regarded as a leading expert. His books have received wide acclaim, among others from Bill Gates, who has said that …
The 1982 book “An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change” by Richard Nelson and Sidney Winter has become a true social science classic, and is the most cited work within the field of innovation studies. However, contrary to the authors’ own …
Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century “ has got a lot of attention, and deserves praise for its detailed presentation of data on distribution of income and wealth over the longer run. However, the title of the book, mimicking one …
This book is, as the title indicates, devoted to an analysis of the growth miracle of capitalism. It is a blend of verbal discussion and formal analysis. Although the book also contains some material that is historical in character, considering …
William Baumol: ”The Free-Market Innovation Machine” Read more »
This is an unusual book, and a very important one, too. It addresses „big issues“ such as the (theoretical) sources of the evolutionary approach, and how this approach might be developed in understanding how the economy evolves through time. As …
This is an impressive book. Not only because of its length (more than five hundred pages), or the large number of books and articles cited in the text (between seven and eight hundred). What really makes this book exceptional is …
Technology and Industrial Progress by Nick von Tunzelmann Read more »