Introduction

Jakub Growiec

Chapter Chapter 1 in Accelerating Economic Growth, 2022, pp 1-13 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract What drives technological progress and economic growth over the long run and at the global scale? What made it possible for the single human species to conquer the world, build a global digital economy and still want more? And how will technological progress, economic growth and the overall prosperity of human civilization unfold in the future? This chapter sets the stage for the narrative and analysis presented throughout the book. It specifies the contributions of the book to the scholarly literature and its main messages for the general readership. It also discusses how the processes of economic growth, technological progress and human development over the millennia of human history can be intuitively organized as five eras, initiated by five respective technological revolutions: the hunter–gatherer era, the agricultural era, the enlightenment era, the industrial era and the digital era.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07195-9_1

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