The First Industrial Revolution (c1760–c1870)

Daniela Coluccia

Chapter 3 in Corporate Management in a Knowledge-Based Economy, 2012, pp 41-51 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It is common knowledge that the 18th century is defined as the ‘century of enlightenment ’, as the period of the application of the scientific method to economic, social and political problems and to the development of advanced technologies affecting agriculture, commerce and industry. It is the period in which the ‘capitalist spirit’ expressed itself, first in England and to a lesser extent in France and the Netherlands. With the stimulus of profit, it pushed men to adopt behaviour guided by rational criteria to pursue objectives that were often very risky.1

Keywords: Middle Class; Stock Exchange; Industrial Revolution; Corporate Management; Economic Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230355453_3

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