The Economics of the Industrial Revolution - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086598154X ISBN 13: 9780865981546

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1985

Synopsis

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About this title

About the Author:

Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Economics and History, at Northwestern University. He is the author of the widely acclaimed "The Lever of Riches" and editor of the "Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Economic History." He is a former editor of the "Journal of Economic History" and President Elect of the Economic History Association.

Review:

An excellent introduction to the study of British industrialization and to the field of economic history. (Industrial and Labor Relations Review)

Mokyr's essay is the best summary this reviewer has seen of contemporary thinking on virtually all aspects of the economics of the industrial revolution. (CHOICE)

This anthology on Britain's industrial revolution includes many of the best articles on the first industrial revolution...and an introductory essay that is a major contribution in its own right. (The Journal Of Economic History)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 086598154X
• ISBN 13: 9780865981546
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Mokyr Joel