tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2655204904047376062..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Did the Industrial Revolution Occur in the United States and Not in China?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2719447233489176062016-04-26T18:30:58.773-04:002016-04-26T18:30:58.773-04:00Pro-IP premise: Humans will only be productive if ...Pro-IP premise: Humans will only be productive if they know they can use a gun to stop other people from also being productive. In other words, the possibility of competition discourages productivity.<br /> John Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826480541002960583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47779110791821255572016-04-26T05:52:10.836-04:002016-04-26T05:52:10.836-04:00Long Answer - How the merchant class was viewed by...Long Answer - How the merchant class was viewed by society<br /><br />Short Answer - ChristianityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138478828120297191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75102049894918335672016-04-25T17:39:33.874-04:002016-04-25T17:39:33.874-04:00Speaking of loot-seekingSpeaking of loot-seekingVChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777440754209904967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2012027937942132272016-04-25T15:52:17.414-04:002016-04-25T15:52:17.414-04:00but IP (the current system) is just the infant in...but IP (the current system) is just the infant industry protection on a an individual scale. the ip protection should be whats noted in the contract.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74714397858923076932016-04-25T14:31:46.068-04:002016-04-25T14:31:46.068-04:00And without state subsidized roads people would be...And without state subsidized roads people would be less inclined to invest in cars. Without bailouts banks would be less likely to give risky loans. Without the nearby army outpost, American settlers would have been less inclined to encroach on Indian lands. So what?Donxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480364222848672992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29231390534215661742016-04-25T13:55:15.066-04:002016-04-25T13:55:15.066-04:00I am sure there are many reasons why China's I...I am sure there are many reasons why China's IR didn't develop until after Europe's. But I agree IP is no reason at all. Its amusing that RW is correctly opposed to tariffs for being nothing more than theft. But when they are moved from the international stage to his own backyard of so-called IP they suddenly become ethical. I am not familiar with Prof. Goetzmann but I bet he believesBrian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70082187322682648532016-04-25T13:31:08.180-04:002016-04-25T13:31:08.180-04:00Seems pretty obvious that people are not going to ...Seems pretty obvious that people are not going to dump millions of dollars (in today's market) investing in things that can just be copied for free. People also aren't generally going to spend years working on an invention where there is no reward -- or if they do because they just really enjoy the process, they are going to be less likely to share the results.Pandemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315340208949970292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67207593593140792912016-04-25T13:16:04.869-04:002016-04-25T13:16:04.869-04:00─ Needham himself began to wonder why the Industri...─ Needham himself began to wonder why the Industrial Revolution took place in Europe rather than China ─<br /><br />China had several industrial revolutions. So did Europe. The Medieval Industrial Revolution comes to mind as one of the most famous. The Chinese were able to smelt iron. The Europeans did not have such technology until the 1700's.<br /><br />─ Entrepreneurs need motivation to OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59719088359583280332016-04-25T13:02:18.613-04:002016-04-25T13:02:18.613-04:00While they're at it, maybe the Chinese state s...While they're at it, maybe the Chinese state should have built some roads and printed some money.<br /><br />Every business enterprise has security vulnerabilities and steps it has to take to mitigate them. Keeping valuable secrets secure is one of them. Government enforcement of IP is just one more distorting government intervention that skews economic calculation and prods people to Donxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480364222848672992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38326048118286390212016-04-25T12:42:20.067-04:002016-04-25T12:42:20.067-04:00nothing to with ip. More to do with war (lack of) ...nothing to with ip. More to do with war (lack of) and freedom. Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50755747877391728312016-04-25T12:07:15.756-04:002016-04-25T12:07:15.756-04:00The story I heard is they didn't have easy acc...The story I heard is they didn't have easy access to coal. England did. Without coal you can't run a steam engine. <br /><br />Makes more sense that any IP argument. Phatheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101643264100406083noreply@blogger.com