The Economics of the Industrial Revolution (Routledge Revivals)
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The Economics of the Industrial Revolution (Routledge Revivals)

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Economics of the Industrial Revolution (Routledge Revivals)

About this book

In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have addressed many perplexing questions about the Industrial Revolution in all its aspects. Understandably, economics has become the focal point for these efforts as professional economists have sought to resolve some of the controversies surrounding this topic.

First published in 1985, this collection contains ten key essays written by leading economists on the subject of the Industrial Revolution. Among the questions discussed are the causes for the pre-eminence of Britain, the roles of the inputs for growth (capital, labor, technical progress), the importance of demand factors, the relation between agricultural progress and the Industrial Revolution, and the standard of living debate.

The essays demonstrate that the application of fresh viewpoints to the literature has given us a considerable new body of data at our disposal, making it possible to test commonly held hypotheses. In addition, this new data has enabled economists to apply a more rigorous logic to the thinking about the Industrial Revolution, thus sharpening many issues heretofore blurred by slipshod methodology and internal inconsistencies.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781136668432
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Original Title
  5. Original Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Tables and Figures
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 The Industrial Revolution and the New Economic History
  11. 2 The Industrial Revolution 1780-1860: A Survey
  12. 3 The Inputs for Growth
  13. 4 Demand vs. Supply in the Industrial Revolution
  14. 5 Industrial Revolution in England and France: Some Thoughts on the Question “Why Was England First? ”
  15. 6 Food Supply in the United Kingdom During the Industrial Revolution
  16. 7 Income Elasticities of Demand and the Release of Labor by Agriculture During the British Industrial Revolution: A Further Appraisal
  17. 8 Industrialization and the European Economy
  18. 9 English Workers’ Living Standards During the Industrial Revolution: A New Look
  19. 10 The Standard of Living Debate and Optimal Economic Growth
  20. 11 Literacy and the Industrial Revolution
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About the Contributors