Industrial revolution and British exceptionalism

Christopher L. Colvin; Alexandra M. de Pleijt

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_24

Industrial revolution and British exceptionalism

Christopher L. Colvin, Alexandra M. de Pleijt

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The British Industrial Revolution is probably the most important event of the last 10,000 years. This chapter reviews some of the more recent literature on this topic. The focus is primarily on the timing and location of the Industrial Revolution. Contributing factors discussed include institutions, culture and human capital, factor prices, consumer goods and household work, female agency, finance, trade and geography.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	An Economist's Guide to Economic History
Editors	Matthias Blum, Christopher L. Colvin
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	24
Pages	201-210
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	3319965673
ISBN (Print)	3319965670
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_24
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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