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Qin and Rome as Latecomers of the Ancient World: Latecomer Advantage Theory in an Extended Timeframe

Qin and Rome as Latecomers of the Ancient World: Latecomer Advantage Theory in an Extended Timeframe

Mathews, John A.

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics

Business GeneralEconomics

PREORDER - Expected ship date March 6, 2027

ISBN10: 3032411009
ISBN13: 9783032411006
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Mar 6 2027
Pages: 94
Language: English

This book examines the rapid rise of ancient Rome and Qin to inform 21st century industrial development. It utilizes the concept of latecomer introduced in the 1950s by the political economist Alexander Gerschenkron, who used latecomer theory to explore the patterns of industrial development, with latecomers like Germany catching up with early movers like Great Britain. By extending this concept to the ancient world, the ways that Rome and Qin utilized militarization and political institutions to create advanced social and political systems are examined. It shows how this enabled them to catch up with and surpass the extant states of their time - in the case of Qin the other warring states in China, and in the case of Rome the extant states of the Mediterranean such as Greeks, Phoenicians/Carthaginians, and Etruscans.

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