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Industrial Revolution: a standalone construct

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Economic history

Britain's late eighteenth century turn to mechanized industry, explained by high wages and cheap energy that made labor-saving invention pay.

In economic history, Industrial Revolution refers to Britain's late eighteenth century turn to mechanized industry, explained by high wages and cheap energy that made labor-saving invention pay. This meaning comes from Allen (2011) in The Economic History Review.[1]

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References

  1. Allen, R. C. (2011). Why the industrial revolution was British: commerce, induced invention, and the scientific revolution. The Economic History Review, 64(2), 357-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00532.x

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