I am sure that you already aware of this (but your readers may not be), but there are many other books on progress other than Mokyr's and Landes' books.
Here is a list of the books that I think are the best:
I am sure that you already aware of this (but your readers may not be), but there are many other books on progress other than Mokyr's and Landes' books.
Here is a list of the books that I think are the best:
That's a great list, thank you. I need to read your book and Abundance, but I've read all of the others and concur with your assessment. I was a graduate student when Joel was working on Lever of Riches, which was the most incredible intellectually transformative experience for me. Like Joel my take is probably less materialist than I think yours is, and I look forward to digging in to your analysis.
I am sure that you already aware of this (but your readers may not be), but there are many other books on progress other than Mokyr's and Landes' books.
Here is a list of the books that I think are the best:
https://frompovertytoprogress.substack.com/p/the-9-essentials-for-progress-studies
Here is a link to many summaries of books on progress-related topics (from my online library of book summaries):
https://techratchet.com/industrial-revolution-learning-path/
https://techratchet.com/why-did-europe-get-rich-first-learning-path/
That's a great list, thank you. I need to read your book and Abundance, but I've read all of the others and concur with your assessment. I was a graduate student when Joel was working on Lever of Riches, which was the most incredible intellectually transformative experience for me. Like Joel my take is probably less materialist than I think yours is, and I look forward to digging in to your analysis.
I am happy to email you a free copy of both my books on Progress if you are interested in reading them.
If you subscribe to my column and give me a hint as to your email address, I can find it and send you copies.