 Three Revolutions of the Modern EraComparative Economic Studies, 2019, vol. 61, issue 4, No 1, 530 pages Abstract: Abstract The emergence and evolution of modern science since the seventeenth century has led to three major breakthroughs in the human condition. The first, the Industrial Revolution, started in the late eighteenth century and is based chiefly on developments associated with the rise of the natural sciences. The second, the Demographic Revolution, began in the latter half of the nineteenth century and is largely the result of progress in the life sciences. The third is a Happiness Revolution that commenced in the late twentieth century and is the outgrowth of the social sciences. The first two revolutions, both familiar concepts, are summarized briefly; this paper develops the rationale for the third, the Happiness Revolution. It also notes the implications of this perspective for the interpretation of international cross-sectional studies. Keywords: Scientific Revolution; Industrial Revolution; Demographic Revolution; Happiness; Cross section (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:compes:v:61:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1057_s41294-019-00098-9 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1057/s41294-019-00098-9 Access Statistics for this article Comparative Economic Studies is currently edited by Nauro Campos More articles in Comparative Economic Studies from Palgrave Macmillan, Association for Comparative Economic Studies Contact information at EDIRC. |
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