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A critical analysis of Kenneth L. Sokoloff and B. Zorina Khan’s work
The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846
by
Abdullah Amani
Group 70
Title: A critical analysis of K.L. Sokoloff and B. Zorina Khan’s work
The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846
Author: Abdullah Amani
Student Number: 100303294
Group: 70
Learning Arrangement: Genesis of Modern Firm
Lecturer: Eva Fernández
Institute: Universidad Carlos III Madrid
Course of Studies: Business Administration
Date of Completion: Octobre 20th, 2012
Place: Madrid, Spain
Orthography: British English
* Table of Contents * Table of Contents 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Summary of the scientific paper 5 3. Criticism of the scientific paper 7 4. Overall conclusion 9 Bibliography 10
Sokoloff, K. and Khan, Z.B. (1990), The Democratization of Invention during Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846, Journal of Economic History 50 (2), pp. 363-378.
Introduction
The desire for progress and advancement has always made people to be creative. But also circumstances of need and emergence may be accelerators for creativity. This creativity has led to today’s sophisticated products and processes of the corporate world and daily life. Nowadays, in the United States and other countries in the world, a large number of patent applications are handed in. Due to the incremental complexity and variety of technology that grows steadily, the amount of patents handed in today is a multiple of the amount at the time when the first patenting guidelines were introduced. Not only the technological progress plays a role in the growth of innovation and patenting, but also the factors like market’s demand, knowledge and skills amongst different strata of society and population. Kenneth L.
The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846
by
Abdullah Amani
Group 70
Title: A critical analysis of K.L. Sokoloff and B. Zorina Khan’s work
The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846
Author: Abdullah Amani
Student Number: 100303294
Group: 70
Learning Arrangement: Genesis of Modern Firm
Lecturer: Eva Fernández
Institute: Universidad Carlos III Madrid
Course of Studies: Business Administration
Date of Completion: Octobre 20th, 2012
Place: Madrid, Spain
Orthography: British English
* Table of Contents * Table of Contents 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Summary of the scientific paper 5 3. Criticism of the scientific paper 7 4. Overall conclusion 9 Bibliography 10
Sokoloff, K. and Khan, Z.B. (1990), The Democratization of Invention during Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790-1846, Journal of Economic History 50 (2), pp. 363-378.
Introduction
The desire for progress and advancement has always made people to be creative. But also circumstances of need and emergence may be accelerators for creativity. This creativity has led to today’s sophisticated products and processes of the corporate world and daily life. Nowadays, in the United States and other countries in the world, a large number of patent applications are handed in. Due to the incremental complexity and variety of technology that grows steadily, the amount of patents handed in today is a multiple of the amount at the time when the first patenting guidelines were introduced. Not only the technological progress plays a role in the growth of innovation and patenting, but also the factors like market’s demand, knowledge and skills amongst different strata of society and population. Kenneth L.
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