{"product_id":"explaining-technical-change-9780521270724","title":"Explaining Technical Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to have played an important role in the evolution of intelligent life on earth, comparable to that of language. In this volume, first published in 1983, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; General introduction; Part I. Modes of Scientific Explanation: 1. Causal explanation; 2. Functional explanation; 3. Intentional explanation; Part II. Theories of Technical Change: 4. Neoclassical theories; 5. Schumpeter's theory; 6. Evolutionary theories; 7. Marxist theories; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767640523095,"sku":"9780521270724","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521270724.jpg?v=1758714123","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/explaining-technical-change-9780521270724","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}