The Path Towards the Modern Economy The Role of Energy

Paolo Malanima ()
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Paolo Malanima: ISSM-CNR, Naples, http://www.paolomalanima.it

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2011, issue 2, 77-105

Abstract: The transformation of the energy system during the period between the 16th and 19th centuries was the necessary, although not sufficient, condition of modern growth, first in Euro pe and then in the rest of the World. The transition to alternative forms of energy was prompted by the decline in per capita energy availability in early modern Europe du ring the phase of population rise from the late Middle Ages onwards. The transformation taking place in the energy system was composed of two significant changes, the first aimed at saving land, and the second labour.

Keywords: energy; energy transition; modern growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N13 N14 N37 N74 O13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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