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The Constraints on Industrialisation: Some Lessons from the First Industrial Revolution

In: The Balance between Industry and Agriculture in Economic Development

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  • Jeffrey G. Williamson

    (Harvard University)

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It is easy to be misled by history. Development economists and economic historians have both spent a great of energy identifying the stylised facts and ‘patterns’ of development. Indeed, in uncritical moments we tend to gauge an economy’s performance by its ability to replicate or even exceed those stylised patterns. This is an ineffective use of history since it fails to exploit the information available. What we really want to know is how economies perform in response to technological events and changing world market conditions. What we really want to assess is the ability of an economy to reach its full potential, that is, to come close to optimal growth and industrialisation.

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  • Jeffrey G. Williamson, 1989. "The Constraints on Industrialisation: Some Lessons from the First Industrial Revolution," International Economic Association Series, in: Jeffrey G. Williamson & Vadiraj R. Panchamukhi (ed.), The Balance between Industry and Agriculture in Economic Development, chapter 4, pages 85-105, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-19746-0_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19746-0_4
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    Cited by:

    1. Jonathan Temple, 2005. "Dual Economy Models: A Primer For Growth Economists," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 73(4), pages 435-478, July.
    2. Jonathan Temple, 2002. "The Costs of Dualism," Bristol Economics Discussion Papers 02/532, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK.

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