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The Dance of Innovation

The Dance of Innovation

Kevin McCaffree

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2022
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781032209395
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Few of us consider how mundane infrastructures-from electrical grids to sewage systems-have developed over millennia in ways that enable democracy, technological innovation, to individual liberty itself. But what drives the evolution of this infrastructure? And why is infrastructure so critical to human flourishing?

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