Download or read book Technology and American Economic Growth written by Nathan Rosenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth". Updating and expanding its basic arguments and perceptions, this volume is an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society.