HIST-1106EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Knitting, Angus Maddison, Joel Mokyr
14 Nov 2020
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Political bias rostow strong anti-communist: worked as national security advisor to presidents. Not every country followed the path of development that rostow described, eg. japan, russia. His growth data now seems wrong: gradual industrialisation: new economic historians". Sudden take-off" or long apprenticeship" (angus maddison, contours of the world economy, p. 315). Much slower growth during revolution with crucial breakthrough in the 19th century 1800s. Similar to the classical economists emphasising limits on growth. Industrial revolution" never really happened: r. c. allen on: modern economic growth. Key developments raising productivity in 19th century, depended on (a) the steam engine and (b) cheap iron. The general mechanisation of industry which raised productivity in the uk economy. The railways helped create the global economy and international division of labour responsible for significant rises in living standards across europe. Steam-powered iron ships ditto point 2. Steam technology accounted for close to half of growth in labour productivity in uk in second half 19th century.
