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The Rise of Empires

The Political Economy of Innovation

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Authors:
  1. Sangaralingam Ramesh

    1. Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Rewley House, Oxford, UK

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  • Explores the nexus of empires with a contemporary interest in innovation

  • Evaluates the relevance of traditional economic theory

  • Uses a cross-cultural approach to explore the economic and social progress of civilisations

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Theory of Innovation and Causal Dynamics

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    Pages 17-47

  4. Pre-History: Emergence and Palaeolithic to Bronze Age—10,000 BC to 800 BC

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    Pages 49-88

  5. The Babylonian Empire: 1900 BC to 539 BC

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    Pages 89-116

  6. Ancient Greece: 1100 BC to 30 BC

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    Pages 117-140

  7. The Roman Empire (443 BC to 395 AD)

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    Pages 141-169

  8. The Chola Dynasty: 350 BC to 1279 AD

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    Pages 171-199

  9. The Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD) and the Song Dynasty (960 AD to 1279 AD)

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    Pages 201-232

  10. The Mongol Empire: 1206 AD to 1368 AD

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    Pages 233-261

  11. The British Empire: 1603 AD to 1997 AD

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    Pages 263-293

  12. Conclusion

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    Pages 295-307

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 309-328
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About this book

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation -– particularly  the dynamic whereby innovation leads to empire-building -– and  explores innovation efforts that stimulated economic and social synergies from the Babylonian Empire in 1900 BC up to the British Empire in the twentieth century. The author uses historical cross-cultural case studies to establish the factors which have given competitive advantages to societies and empires.
 
This book will be of interest to researchers and students in political economy, economic history, economic growth and innovation economics.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Rewley House, Oxford, UK

    Sangaralingam Ramesh

About the author

Dr Sangaralingam Ramesh is Economics Tutor in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, and a Teaching Fellow in Economics at University College London. He has been an Associate Professor in Economics at the Université Paris Dauphine GBD, France and Economics Module Leader at Kings College London, University of London, UK. He has published articles in the International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, the Journal of the Knowledge Economy and the Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. Most recently he published China's Lessons for India, Volumes I & II (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rise of Empires

  • Book Subtitle: The Political Economy of Innovation

  • Authors: Sangaralingam Ramesh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01608-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-01607-4Published: 19 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40404-8Published: 18 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-01608-1Published: 11 November 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 328

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic Policy, Economy-wide Country Studies, Economic Growth, Economic History, R & D/Technology Policy

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