Industrial Revolution and British Exceptionalism

Christopher Colvin and Alexandra M. Pleijt
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Alexandra M. Pleijt: University of Oxford

Chapter 24 in An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, 2018, pp 201-210 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: N10 O10 O40 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_24

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