How did the modern dynamist economy of wealth and opportunity come about? The processes of transformational changes could have started many times in history - but they first became sustained in North-West Europe about 240 years ago. The question of why this happened in that particular place and time is one that has exercised generations of scholars.What is modernity? What is a ‘civilization’? What is considered ‘western civilization’? What is the moral economy? How could you make a living before the Enlightenment? Are there different kinds of modernity? What is economic nationalism?Further Reading:The Wealth Explosion: The Nature and Origins of Modernity, written by Stephen DaviesThe Great Realignment: Understanding Politics Today, written by Stephen DaviesHow the World Got Modern, written by Stephen DaviesRelated Content:David Hume Encyclopedia entryHume and the Politics of Enlightenment, Free Thoughts PodcastThe Politics of Modernism, written by David S. D’Amato See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.