The logic of the evolution of civilization history

Author: Shanghai Social Sciences
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is a phased outcome of Comrade Liu Tao's many years of research on the development of human civilization history, exploring the origins of human civilization, institutional evolution, and the interrelationships among social and economic development. The author attempts to find connections between the history of philosophy, economic history, social history, ethics and morals, and modern economics and institutional economics. It interprets the integration of civilizations, explores the relationship between civilization and institutions, institutional change and economic development, and presents the intrinsic logic of "civilization integration—institutional innovation—economic development—social prosperity."