Chapter The knowledge economy in the preindustrial era

The aim of this paper is to verify that in economies prior to the 18th century and from the Middle Ages onwards, there was a significant increase in the application of knowledge in the goods produced and a development of both technological and organizational innovation, i.e. "useful knowledge&q...

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Main Author: Laliena Corbera, Carlos (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2023
Series:Datini Studies in Economic History
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