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Carlota Perez is a British-Venezuelan researcher and scholar known for her pioneering work on the socio-economic impact of technological change. Her research focuses on the historical patterns of innovation, financial capital, and development.
Known for: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages
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Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages
This book offers a bold interpretation of how the changing relationship between technological advances and financial capital shapes the patterns of economic cycles. Carlota Perez presents a long-term perspective on how successive technological revolutions—such as the age of steam, electricity, and information technology—create waves of innovation, financial speculation, and eventual stabilization. The work provides insights into how societies can better manage transitions between technological paradigms and achieve sustainable growth.
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Historical Overview of Technological Revolutions
To see the recurring pattern, we must begin with history. Since the late eighteenth century, humanity has experienced five great technological revolutions. Each was not a single invention, but a constellation of innovations interacting, reinforcing, and transforming entire modes of production and li...
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Defining Technological Revolutions
A technological revolution is more than the sum of its innovations. It is a profound transformation of the economic and social landscape — a new 'techno-economic paradigm.' Such revolutions are clusters of interrelated innovations that redefine what is possible and profitable. They alter both the ph...
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About Carlota Perez
Carlota Perez is a British-Venezuelan researcher and scholar known for her pioneering work on the socio-economic impact of technological change. Her research focuses on the historical patterns of innovation, financial capital, and development. She has held academic positions at several universities ...
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Carlota Perez is a British-Venezuelan researcher and scholar known for her pioneering work on the socio-economic impact of technological change. Her research focuses on the historical patterns of innovation, financial capital, and development. She has held academic positions at several universities ...
Carlota Perez is a British-Venezuelan researcher and scholar known for her pioneering work on the socio-economic impact of technological change. Her research focuses on the historical patterns of innovation, financial capital, and development. She has held academic positions at several universities and is widely recognized for her contributions to innovation theory and economic history.
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Carlota Perez is a British-Venezuelan researcher and scholar known for her pioneering work on the socio-economic impact of technological change. Her research focuses on the historical patterns of innovation, financial capital, and development.
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