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SUMMARY:The Atlantic slave system and skills in industrialising Britain - 
 Nuala Zahedieh\, Cambridge
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CONTACT:Amy Erickson
DESCRIPTION:This talk responds to Joel Mokyr's recent work emphasising sup
 ply side explanations for the unique mechanical competencies which charact
 erised industrialising Britain. Mokyr pays little attention to the demand 
 side of the human capital market and is especially dismissive of the view 
 that the rise of the Atlantic slave system might have played a critical ro
 le. Using data on trade and patents\, this paper argues\, on the contrary\
 , that  overseas expansion\, powered by enslaved labour\, transformed the 
 market for knowledge and skills and played a very critical role in shaping
  Britain's industrial revolution.
LOCATION:History Faculty Room 6\, and online via zoom (for login details s
 ign up to ucam-ecosochist@lists.cam.ac.uk)
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