Background: There is an increasing use of automation, data processing and exchange,
cyber-physical systems, Internet of things and cloud technology in industry. Modern factories …

We examine the effect of technical change on human capital formation during England's
Industrial Revolution. Using the number of steam engines installed by 1800 as a synthetic …

In the discussion on the causes of the financial crisis three main lines of argument can be
distinguished: The „regulatory failure “argument, the theory of the cyclical instability of …

This paper discusses why we need a theory and metrics of technology upgrading. It critically
reviews existing approaches to technology upgrading, and proposes a theoretically relevant …

Putting the energy industry on the way of innovations is a task of utmost importance, whose
success will shape up future development and competitiveness of emerging economies to a …

China began to accelerate the energy transition in the last decade as a strategy for
rebalancing its economy and becoming a more influential actor in the global renewable …

Resumen La Sociedad de la Información ha pasado a ser parte importante de la agenda de
políticas de desarrollo en casi todos los países del mundo. Para aprovechar los beneficios y …

This book is a welcome and timely endeavour to the study of Globalisation, which as we
know is the currency of contemporary economic and political debates. It is very broad in …

Résumé This paper argues that historians and their disciplinary practices can enhance the
analysis of energy transitions by non-historians. It explains how energy economists and …

The liberal formula for peace and prosperity in the 21st century involves substantial
convergence in economic growth rates between the affluent North and the poor South …