Why Did Europe Become the Engine for Rapid Global Change

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Essay

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth century rather than China or some other non-Western society?

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Definitions:

Accrued Expense

Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid or recorded in the ledgers.

Accrual Basis Accounting

An accounting method where revenue and expenses are recorded when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when cash is exchanged.

Cash Basis Accounting

An accounting method that records revenues and expenses when cash is actually received or paid, rather than at the time they are incurred.

Rental Payments

Periodic payments made by a lessee to a lessor for the use of a property, space, or equipment.