# Why was Europe slow to adopt paper? # Why was Europe slow to adopt paper [[mokyrLeverRichesTechnological1992]] <!-- #questions --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+was+Europe+slow+to+adopt+paper) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+was+Europe+slow+to+adopt+paper) <!-- {BearID:B57561C9-5AC6-40F3-89D5-273AEC81D67A-19569-0003CC7308CC4AFB} -->