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Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 220 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Why are some countries richer than others and why do some economies grow more rapidly The Politics of Technological Progress answers these vital questions by highlighting the importance of technological progress for sustained economic development. The author also explains why some countries exhibit faster technological progress than others. Armed with a wealth of cross-national empirical evidence, Professor Simmons stresses the importance of properly constructed political parties for establishing an environment conducive to technological progress. 'Well-institutionalized' ruling parties are essential for technological progress, he argues, because only in such parties are time horizons long enough for governments to accept the deferred returns that are an inherent feature of government efforts to encourage innovation and technology adoption in the economy.…

Zustand: New. . 2016. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

63 pp.; 25.5 x 18 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with touring exhibition [no venues or dates noted within catalogue]. Show organized by Livet Reichard Co, Inc., New York to promote the work of Alan Belcher, Gretchen Bender, Jennifer Bolande, Sarah Charlesworth, Clegg & Guttman, Jessica Diamond, Peter Halley, Kevin Larmon, Richard Milani, Peter Nagy, Joseph Nechvatal, Joel Otterson, Steven Parrino, David Robbins, Laurie Simmons, Haim Steinbach, and Julie Wachtel. Includes essays by Nagy, Trow, and Lawson. Biographical texts for each artist with biography / bibliography and selected bibliography for this Po-Mo movementlette. Very Geo-Neo. Good / Very Good. Mild wear to dust jacket. Contents clean and unmarked.…