From Warfare to Wealth
Autor Mark Dincecco, Massimiliano Gaetano Onoratoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mar 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781316612590
ISBN-10: 1316612597
Pagini: 212
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1316612597
Pagini: 212
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
1. Introduction; 2. The importance of warfare; 3. Europe's urban rise; 4. Evaluating the safe harbor effect; 5. Evaluating the warfare-to-wealth effect; 6. Warfare to wealth in comparative perspective; Epilogue.
Recenzii
'This bold and fascinating book argues that the prosperity of the modern West grew out of the constant warfare of medieval Europe. Conflict strengthened states and drew people to the safety of cities. Europe's remarkable combination of political competition and urbanization then spurred innovation and economic success. This remarkable book combines rich new data sources and creative ideas.' Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Massachusetts
'Ever since Tilly's seminal work, scholars have studied the impact of war and state formation from the top down. In this intriguing and important work, Dincecco and Onorato approach state formation from the bottom up. War makes cities, they argue, and cities make the state. Read this book.' Robert H. Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts
'If warfare impoverishes combatant populations, then why are the richest parts of Europe those with the most conflict-ridden pasts? This question is central to understanding European development and Dincecco and Onorato provide the most comprehensive and compelling assault on it to date.' Gary W. Cox, William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, California
'In this ambitious and far-reaching book, Dincecco and Onorato argue that the west owes warfare for its rise to global power. This is a counter-intuitive claim, given the devastation that war wreaked upon European lands for centuries on end, but Dincecco and Onorato marshal meticulous case-study and quantitative evidence for the proposition that war moved populations into urban centers where they could be safer from predation. Once urbanized, city-dwellers were poised to demand property rights and invest in technology and human capital with long-term effects for their economies. Armed with novel data and deeply conversant with alternative arguments, this book is required reading for anyone curious about the determinants of long-standing prosperity.' Frances Rosenbluth, Damon Wells Professor of Political Science, Yale University, Connecticut
'In this provocative book Dincecco and Onorato make a strong case for revising our conventional views of early urban growth in Europe. The continent's unhappy tradition of conflict may well have been a stimulant for development.' David Stasavage, Julius Silver Professor, New York University
'Ever since Tilly's seminal work, scholars have studied the impact of war and state formation from the top down. In this intriguing and important work, Dincecco and Onorato approach state formation from the bottom up. War makes cities, they argue, and cities make the state. Read this book.' Robert H. Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts
'If warfare impoverishes combatant populations, then why are the richest parts of Europe those with the most conflict-ridden pasts? This question is central to understanding European development and Dincecco and Onorato provide the most comprehensive and compelling assault on it to date.' Gary W. Cox, William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, California
'In this ambitious and far-reaching book, Dincecco and Onorato argue that the west owes warfare for its rise to global power. This is a counter-intuitive claim, given the devastation that war wreaked upon European lands for centuries on end, but Dincecco and Onorato marshal meticulous case-study and quantitative evidence for the proposition that war moved populations into urban centers where they could be safer from predation. Once urbanized, city-dwellers were poised to demand property rights and invest in technology and human capital with long-term effects for their economies. Armed with novel data and deeply conversant with alternative arguments, this book is required reading for anyone curious about the determinants of long-standing prosperity.' Frances Rosenbluth, Damon Wells Professor of Political Science, Yale University, Connecticut
'In this provocative book Dincecco and Onorato make a strong case for revising our conventional views of early urban growth in Europe. The continent's unhappy tradition of conflict may well have been a stimulant for development.' David Stasavage, Julius Silver Professor, New York University
Descriere
This book provides a new way to think about long-run economic and political development that speaks to several fundamental debates.