The industrial revolution: A cliometric perspective

Gregory Clark

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40406-1_9

The industrial revolution: A cliometric perspective

Gregory Clark

University of California

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Abstract

The Industrial Revolution in England represented most importantly a change in the growth rate of the efficiency of the economy from close to zero in the years before 1800 to rates typical of those for modern England or the USA by 1860. This paper details the overall change in productivity growth rates and shows also how this created an even greater increase in income per capita from induced capital accumulation. It also details the sectoral sources of this growth. Lastly, the paper considers how this fundamental economic transformation might be explained as a function of institutions, ideas, demography, and human capital investments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Cliometrics
Number of pages	39
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	1. Jan 2016
Pages	197-235
ISBN (Print)	9783642404054
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642404061
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40406-1_9
Publication status	Published - 1. Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Economic Growth
Industrial Revolution
Industrialization

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