UGC 112 Lecture Notes - Child Labour
1 Apr 2014
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Industrial revolution it was no an instantaneous process, but rather took an extremely long time to make the transition: changes: Tools to machines, from rural to urban, from scarcity to abundance. Early deaths to longer lives: a sustained, self-reinforcing improvement in productivity through automation, increased productivity: In 1740 england produced 17,000 tons of iron. By 1840 england produced 3,000,000 tons of iron per year: railways a huge new infrastructure is built in the nations of europe. They allowed for much more efficient transfer of goods. Railroads become extremely important in all of european work. Markets are no longer local, as trains vastly increase the realm of trading: standardizations: Railroads must be standardized to allow for effective movement of goods. The new culture of the assembly line , things become uniform, and things working together. Mcguire uses the example of orchestras following conductors: development of mechanical and steam based powers. New industries textile industries and increased efficiency of iron production: effects.
