History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Physiocracy, Paper Machine, Thomas Robert Malthus
3 Nov 2016
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We are moving into the 19th century. This is the century that europe becomes a leader in the world. Late 18th century- early 19th century population numbers are rising at an increasingly faster rate (different from before when population would alternate between increasing and decreasing) Characterized by a high and unstable mortality (there were good years, bad years, and extremely bad years ex. mortality crisis like the black plague) The other side: in early modern europe fertility remained difficult to control (late marriage is a crucial element to controlling fertility, very low out-of- wedlock fertility, high celibacy rate) As a result population was generally slow and reduced by sharp mortality crisis before the 18th century. Rise in fertility rates at this point in part because of a rise in pre marital birth rates (people are less constrained by the ideas of marriage) Rising demand as one of the forces behind the process of industrialization.
