Download or read book Technology and Industrial Progress written by G. N. Von Tunzelmann and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What has dictated the rate and direction of technological change? How central has it been to industrial progress? How has it related to other determinants of economic growth and development? In Technology and Industrial Progress, Dr von Tunzelmann examines theoretical views on the nature and contribution of technology, and the empirical evidence from the major industrializing countries from the 18th century to the present day. The experiences of countries regarded in their time as the leaders of industrialization - Britain in the 18th century, the United States in the 19th century and Japan in the 20th century - are critically compared by the author. The following chapters study the transfer of each of these patterns of technology and growth to later industrializers, such as continental Europe, the Soviet Union, and today's newly industrializing countries. Adopting approaches drawn from evolutionary economics, Dr von Tunzelmann links micro-level phenomena relating to individual firms and technologies to macro-level outcomes as reflected in economic growth and development. This long-awaited book is exceptional both in the range of countries surveyed and the breadth of topics analysed, encompassing changes in production processes, products and marketing, management and finance.

Download or read book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels written by Alex Epstein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could everything we know about fossil fuels be wrong? For decades, environmentalists have told us that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet at the same time, by every measure of human well-being, from life expectancy to clean water to climate safety, life has been getting better and better. How can this be? The explanation, energy expert Alex Epstein argues in The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, is that we usually hear only one side of the story. We’re taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives—their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental. If we look at the big picture of fossil fuels compared with the alternatives, the overall impact of using fossil fuels is to make the world a far better place. We are morally obligated to use more fossil fuels for the sake of our economy and our environment. Drawing on original insights and cutting-edge research, Epstein argues that most of what we hear about fossil fuels is a myth. For instance . . . Myth: Fossil fuels are dirty. Truth: The environmental benefits of using fossil fuels far outweigh the risks. Fossil fuels don’t take a naturally clean environment and make it dirty; they take a naturally dirty environment and make it clean. They don’t take a naturally safe climate and make it dangerous; they take a naturally dangerous climate and make it ever safer. Myth: Fossil fuels are unsustainable, so we should strive to use “renewable” solar and wind. Truth: The sun and wind are intermittent, unreliable fuels that always need backup from a reliable source of energy—usually fossil fuels. There are huge amounts of fossil fuels left, and we have plenty of time to find something cheaper. Myth: Fossil fuels are hurting the developing world. Truth: Fossil fuels are the key to improving the quality of life for billions of people in the developing world. If we withhold them, access to clean water plummets, critical medical machines like incubators become impossible to operate, and life expectancy drops significantly. Calls to “get off fossil fuels” are calls to degrade the lives of innocent people who merely want the same opportunities we enjoy in the West. Taking everything into account, including the facts about climate change, Epstein argues that “fossil fuels are easy to misunderstand and demonize, but they are absolutely good to use. And they absolutely need to be championed. . . . Mankind’s use of fossil fuels is supremely virtuous—because human life is the standard of value and because using fossil fuels transforms our environment to make it wonderful for human life.”

Download or read book A Century of Industrial Progress written by Frederic William Wile and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Council for Industrial Progress written by United States. Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Industrial Progress and Human Economics written by James Hartness and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recommendations and Representation of the Council for Industrial Progress written by Council for Industrial Progress and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Monthly Journal of Industrial Progress written by and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Atomic Industrial Progress and Second World Conference July December 1958 written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural and Industrial Progress in Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Atomic Industrial Progress and Second World Conference July December 1958 written by and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Industrial Progress and Regulatory Legislation in New York State written by National Industrial Conference Board and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book CORFO s Agricultural and Industrial Progress Report written by Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (Chile) and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book On the History of Industrial Progress A lecture etc written by William Nassau MOLESWORTH and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fourth Industrial Revolution written by Klaus Schwab and published by Currency. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolu­tion, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wear­able sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manu­facturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individu­als. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frame­works that advance progress.

Download or read book The Industrial Progress of the Nation Consumption Limited Production Unlimited written by Edward Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Industrial Progress and Human Economics written by James Hartness and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In general it may be stated that a new organization must start with a superior article to manufacture and the elements of a superior organization. Sometimes it is possible by invention alone to win without the aid of the modern plan of specialized organization. On the other hand, the success may be attained by superior organization without a superior article to manufacture, but in general it is better to combine all of the possible beneficial factors in a new organization.