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Erik S. Reinert

Researcher at Tallinn University of Technology

Publications -  119
Citations -  3683

Erik S. Reinert is an academic researcher from Tallinn University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: European union & Evolutionary economics. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 119 publications receiving 3400 citations. Previous affiliations of Erik S. Reinert include University of Bergen & University of Oslo.

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Zeitgeist in Transition: An Update to How rich countries got rich and why poor countries stay poor

TL;DR: In this paper, a forward-to-French translation of How rich countries got rich and why poor countries stay poor is presented. But the translation is limited to the French language.
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How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor

TL;DR: This paper showed how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment, rather than through free trade, and suggested that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East.
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The role of the state in economic growth

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace and describe the role played by the government sector in promoting economic growth in Western societies since the Renaissance and conclude that the antagonism between state and market, which has characterised the twentieth century, is a relatively new phenomenon.