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Religious Roots of Book Production and Human Capital During (Early) Modern Age

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  • Plopeanu Aurelian-Petruș
  • Homocianu Daniel

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iasi, Romania)

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The invention of printing press and the process of book production had an important impact on the entire human action, affecting almost every political, economic, social, religious and philosophical field.

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  • Plopeanu Aurelian-Petruș & Homocianu Daniel, 2012. "Religious Roots of Book Production and Human Capital During (Early) Modern Age," Scientific Annals of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 59(2), pages 131-142, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:aicuec:v:59:y:2012:i:2:p:131-142:n:10
    DOI: 10.2478/v10316-012-0037-2
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