In recent years it has become commonplace to downplay notions of an industrial revolution and argue instead that Britain's transformation was gradual and incremental. In The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy Brinley Thomas contests this view, arguing that change in the energy base and hence in technology has enabled Britain to overcome an energy crisis and sustain dramatic population growth. Throughout these essays illustrate the organic approach to economic growth that Brinley Thomas pioneered.
In recent years it has become commonplace to downplay notions of an industrial revolution and argue instead that Britain's transformation was gradual ...
Provides an insight into the development of the nineteenth century Atlantic economy and the nature of contemporary migration. In particular, the author argues that the assumption that the United States economy was the unmoved mover in the fluctuations of the international economy between 1860 and 1913 is incorrect.
Provides an insight into the development of the nineteenth century Atlantic economy and the nature of contemporary migration. In particular, the autho...
This book provides a fascinating insight into the development of the nineteenth century Atlantic economy and the nature of contemporary migration. In particular the author argues that the assumption that the United States economy was the unmoved mover in the fluctuations of the international economy between 1860 and 1913 is incorrect. He presents evidence on regional housebuilding cycles in nineteenth-century Britain and shows that the British cycle was inverse to the American, and that both were primarily determined by demographic factors. From the mid-nineteenth century, Professor Thomas...
This book provides a fascinating insight into the development of the nineteenth century Atlantic economy and the nature of contemporary migration. ...
