The Causes Of The Industrial Revolution In England (routledge Library Editions: The Industrial Revolution)

A number of changes in the English economy during the eighteenth century marked the inception of the modern industrialised world. Whether for the historian seeking explanations for past growth, or the economist in search of prescriptions for the future, the English industrial revolution is probably the most interesting historical example. This title, first published in 1967, brings together six articles on the industrial revolution, and explain why it actually occurred. This title will be of interest to students of history and economics. Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 Editor's Introduction 2 Industrial Revolution 3 The Causes of the Industrial Revolution: An Essay in Methodology 4 The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth: The Evidence of Early British National Income Estimates 5 The Suppy of Raw Materials in the Industrial Revolution 6 Demand as a Factor in the Industrial Revolution 7 England and France in the Eighteenth Century: A Comparative Analysis of Two Economic Growths Select Bibliography The volumes in this set, originally published between 1967 and 1997, draw together research by leading academics in the area of the industrial revolution and provides an examination of related key issues. The volumes examine urban workers and the working class in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries, economic growth during the industrial revolution, and the causes of the industrial revolution, with a primary focus on England. This set will be of particular interest to students of history, business and economics. This title, first published in 1967, brings together six articles on the industrial revolution, which explain why it actually occurred. This title will be of interest to students of history and economics.