The Princeton economic history of the Western world
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-181) and index
An outline of the process of economic change -- The issues involved in understanding economic change -- Uncertainty in a non-ergodic world -- Belief systems, culture, and cognitive science -- Consciousness and human intentionality -- The scaffolds humans erect -- Taking stock -- The road ahead -- The evolving human environment -- The sources of order and disorder -- Getting it right and getting it wrong -- The rise of the Western world -- The rise and fall of the Soviet Union -- Improving economic performance -- Where are we going?