POL101Y1 Lecture : Poltics Lecture Notes.docx
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The rise of the west and marxism lecture three. Economic development north west europe i. e. germany, netherlands. Twin revolutions, 16th and 19th centuries, agricultural and industrial. Agricultural revolution; may be hyperbole to use the word revolution; very slow, not many people recognized that the revolution was occurring. Case of flemish and british farmers; surplus is the key no surplus no wealth. Moving west to east, noticing the economic regression; countries getting poorer, farmers having less wealth, less clothes, pattern existed also in the 16th and 19th centuries. Originates in the late 18th century england. Example: raw cotton processed in british factories: 1760 = 22 million pounds; 1787 = 22 million. Amounts of iron processed into steel in english factories; 1788 66000 tons, 1806, 250,000 tons; tenfold increase of production of steel. Produced huge changes in domestic consumption patterns. Everyone knew that the revolution was happening.
