Crafts, N. F. R. (2011) Explaining the first industrial revolution : two views. European Review of Economic History, Volume 15 (Number 1). pp. 153-168. doi:10.1017/S1361491610000201

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Abstract

This review article looks at the recent books on the British Industrial Revolution by Robert Allen and Joel Mokyr. Both writers seek to explain Britain's primacy. This article offers a critical but sympathetic account of the main arguments of the two authors, considering both the economic logic and the empirical validity of their rival claims. In each case, the ideas are promising but the evidence base seems in need of further support. It may be that eventually these explanations for British economic leadership at the turn of the nineteenth century are recognized as complementary rather than competing.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Industrial Revolution, Economic history
Journal or Publication Title:	European Review of Economic History
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	1361-4916
Official Date:	April 2011
Dates:	Date Event April 2011 Published
Volume:	Volume 15
Number:	Number 1
Number of Pages:	16
Page Range:	pp. 153-168
DOI:	10.1017/S1361491610000201
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Version or Related Resource:	Crafts, N. F. R. (2010). Explaining the first Industrial Revolution : two views. Coventry: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. (CAGE Online Working Paper Series, no.10/2010). http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/44710
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