Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Some Prominent Explanatory Frameworks
6. 1. Karl Marx’s Theory of History 31
7. 2. More Explanations: Technology, Religion, Ideas, Culture 50
8. Part II: Explaining England’s Economic Development
9. 3. Land, Law and War 77
10. 4. From the Glorious to the Industrial Revolution 112
11. 5. Finance and Industrialization 158
12. Part III: Legal Institutionalism and the Lessons of History
13. 6. Agency, Institutions and Their Evolution 187
14. 7. A Comparison with Japan and Concluding Remarks on Economic Development 212
15. References 229
16. Index 265