TY - BOOK AU - Denzel,Markus A. TI - Chapter Round Table comment: From �useful knowledge� to a �culture of growth� T2 - Datini Studies in Economic History SN - 979-12-215-0092-9.26 PY - 2023/// CY - Florence PB - Firenze University Press KW - Sociology KW - bicssc KW - Growth KW - innovation KW - knowledge economy KW - productivity KW - useful knowledge N1 - Open Access N2 - we can state that economically useful knowledge could induce innovations which further deepened and widened this economically useful knowledge; and this cycle was at least one of the decisive factors of raising profitability and, as a final con-sequence, of economic growth becoming obvious in the industrial evolutions in different European and later also non-European countries. To say it more clearly: Innovations did influence economic growth. Cultural and institutional processes, which generated knowledge and human capital, could influence the development of labour productivity. Knowledge did contribute to reduce risks in pre-industrial societies through information, communication, and resilience UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/eaefaaf1-b384-4eee-8320-d34e0182d91b/9791221500929-26.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/74836 ER -