Technological Diffusion: European Experience to 1850

Charles P Kindleberger

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 1995, vol. 5, issue 3, 229-42

Abstract: This paper considers the diffusion of British technology to the continent, especially France and Prussia, during the industrial revolution. Particular attention is paid to the various transmission mechanisms and to differences in the speed of diffusion. It is shown that the economic growth of a country and its absorption of foreign technology tends to follow a logistic curve. This suggests that linear and purely economic explanations of technological transmission may be inadequate.

Date: 1995
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