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'I have greatly enjoyed reading this book ... The Dynamic Society gives evidence of an informed and creative mind, and its theories are worthy of serious intellectual engagement.' - History of Economics Review

Professor Snooks has undertaken as ambitious a project as one could possibly conceive of...it is a stimulating work, and one which shows an immense amount of reading, and an organization of the material into an interesting and highly speculative, but fascinating structure. <br>-Douglass C. North, Nobel Laureate in Economics <br> Graeme Snooks' lates book is a tour de force of global economic history...The book presents a brlliant overview of the history of mankind over time, from its beginning to the present, and...introduces in a very original way the impact of individual freedom and creativity into the structural characteristics of historical development. Many new insights can be found in the book: they are often challenging, sometimes even provocative, but they are always interesting and very stimulating. <br>-Baron herman Van der Wee, Past President of the International Economic History Association <br> Graeme Snooks draws upon economic, historical and biological ideas and concepts to present a fascinating description of the patterns of development of mankind and, based on this examination of the past, to provide predictions for the future. The Dynamic Society covers much time and space with a wide-ranging intellectual analysis, and is a most unusually stimulating and thought-provoking read. <br>-Stanley L. Engerman, Professor of Economics and History, University of Rochester <br> The author has a number of important and controversial points to make...The most interesting parts of the book are those where the author uses various rhetorical devices to explain the major components of his model by confronting it with a remarkable variety of empirical evidence...the book qualifies asintellectually stimulating and a downright good read. <br>-Mark Casson, Professor of Economics, University of Reading <br>

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Graeme Donald Snooks is the Coghlan Professor and Head of the department of Economic History at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. He has published widely on a number of central issues in economic history and is editor of a number of prestigious book series and journals

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