Theories of Industrial Modernization and Development: A Review

This book reviews theory, research, and methods of analysing industrial-economic modernization and development – a very large field of study. It covers general social structural, cultural, and behavioural aspects of industrial modernization, the creation and growth of individual enterprises, and developments in technical-production systems, markets, and consumption/savings/investment.

Among other things, the latest edition contains much new material on growth and performance in present-day advanced industrial economies.