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Economic history

the question of why China, so advanced in early science and technology, did not produce a scientific and industrial revolution.

In economic history, Needham puzzle refers to the question of why China, so advanced in early science and technology, did not produce a scientific and industrial revolution. This meaning comes from Lin (1995) in Economic Development and Cultural Change.[1]

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References

  1. Lin, J. Y. (1995). The Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did Not Originate in China. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 43(2), 269-292. https://doi.org/10.1086/452150

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