3 Ancient Societies and Technology

Lecture

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Reading

Boix, C. (2015). Political order and inequality. Cambridge University Press. Read Ch. 1: “Tabula Rasa”. Presentation by Leonardo C. R.

Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Crown. Read Ch. 2: “Theories That Don’t Work” and Ch. 3: “The Making of Prosperity and Poverty”. Presentation by Eduardo C. V.

North, D. C. (1990). Institutions, institutional change, and economic performance. Cambridge University Press. Read Ch. 1–3 (pp. 3–26). Presentation by Oscar G. Z.

Allen, R. C. (2009). The British industrial revolution in global perspective. Cambridge University Press. Read Ch. 1: “The Industrial Revolution and the Pre-Industrial Economy” and Ch. 2: “The High Wage Economy of Pre-Industrial Britain”. Presentation by Regina G. H.