The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy: Selected Essays
Book Details
Author(s)Thomas Brinley
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0415079780
ISBN-139780415079785
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
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.
