Why did the Knowledge Transition Occur in the West and not in the East? ICT and the Role of Governments in Europe, East Asia and the Muslim World

• Autorzy: Ralph Hippe
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The invention of a new ICT, the printing press, may have been a fundamental turning point in knowledge transition. But did Gutenberg's printing press succeed in Europe because of, or despite of, government intervention? To answer the question, this paper endeavours to make a comparative analysis of the role of governments in the invention, adoption and dissemination of the printing press in Europe, Korea and the Ottoman Empire. It shows that governments had a major impact on printing technology in both the West and the East.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Knowledge; Government policy

PL

Wiedza; Polityka rządu

• Czasopismo: Economics and Business Review
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 1 (15)
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 9--33

Twórcy

autor

Ralph Hippe

• London School of Economics and Political Science

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DOI

10.18559/ebr.2015.1.3