Three Essays on the Microfoundations of Social Change

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dc.contributor.advisorBoettke, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorLangrill, Ryan
dc.creatorLangrill, Ryan
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-30T17:47:32Z
dc.date.available2014-08-30T17:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores the influence of social and cultural factors in nations' transition to modern economic growth. In the first essay, I consider methodological issues involved in using social or cultural explanations as forces that drive `economic' phenomena. In the second essay, V. H. Storr and I do a comparative study of two Japanese cities during the early modern period: Edo and Osaka. Edo's highly bureaucratized society hindered the emergence of commercial culture, while Osaka's absence of bureaucrats allowed a commercial culture to flourish. In the third essay, I consider the aspects of British social networks that gave it advantages over the rest of Europe in achieving modern economic growth.
dc.format.extent143 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8809
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 Ryan Langrill
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectBritain
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectMcCloskey
dc.subjectModern Economic Growth
dc.subjectSocial Capital
dc.titleThree Essays on the Microfoundations of Social Change
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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