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A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy. By Joel Mokyr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017. Pp. 400. $20.65, hardcover.

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A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy. By Joel Mokyr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017. Pp. 400. $20.65, hardcover.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2018

Klaus Desmet*
Affiliation:
Southern Methodist University, NBER, and CEPR

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I thank Yannay Spitzer for a helpful discussion about the book.