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The path to sustained growth : England's transition from an organic economy to an industrial revolution

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Roots of the Industrial Revolution

Kelly, Morgan; Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015

We analyze factors explaining the very different patterns of industrialization across the 42 counties of England … between 1760 and 1830. Against the widespread view that high wages and cheap coal drove industrialization, we find that … industrialization was restricted to low wage areas, while energy availability (coal or water) had little impact Instead we find that …

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