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William Ashworth (University of Liverpool)
Thursday 09 March 2017, 15:30-17:00
The gifts of Athena revisited: protectionism, regulation and the British Industrial Revolution, 1700â1800
- đ¤ Speaker: William Ashworth (University of Liverpool)
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 09 March 2017, 15:30 - 17:00
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 2, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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Abstract
The British Industrial Revolution has long been seen as the spark for modern, global industrialisation and sustained economic growth. The emphasis of this paper is upon the British state and its fundamental role in the development of domestic manufactures, importantly, those at the heart of the country’s precocious industrial trajectory over the course of the 18th century. This significantly dilutes the current popular view that it was a result of a unique rational culture and a set of favourable institutions.
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