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Industrial Revolution and British Exceptionalism

In: An Economist’s Guide to Economic History

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  • Christopher L. Colvin

    (Queen’s University Belfast)

  • Alexandra M. Pleijt

    (University of Oxford)

Abstract

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.

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  • Christopher L. Colvin & Alexandra M. Pleijt, 2018. "Industrial Revolution and British Exceptionalism," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin (ed.), An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, chapter 24, pages 201-210, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-96568-0_24
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_24
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative

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