Technological Diffusion and Industrialisation Before 1914 / Edition 1

by A. G. Kenwood, A. L. Lougheed

Overview

Published in 1982 this is an introductory study of the international spread of modern industrial technology. The book considers the preconditions necessary for a country to adopt effectively modern industrial technology in the nineteenth century and the mechanisms by which this technology spread from one country to another. A global view is adopted and thus the book supplements others which are concerned with the industrial developmet of individual countries during the same period. It will be invaluable to anyone seeking an understanding of the early history of capitalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815385929
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Business of Technology
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Process of Industrialisation and the Diffusion of Technology 1. Technological Diffusion and Nineteenth-Century Industrialisation 2. The Spread of Industrialisation Before 1914 Part 2: The Spread of Modern Industrial Technology: Preconditions 3. The Spread of Modern Agricultural Techniques Before 1914 4. The Size of the Market 5. Saving and the Rate of Capital Accumulation 6. The Financial Environment 7. Industrialisation and Labour Supply 8. Resource Endowment and Industrialisation 9. The Technical Factor in Industrialisation 10. Industrialisation and Entrepreneurship Part 3: The Spread of Modern Industrial Technology: Mechanisms 11. The International Economy and the Diffusion of Modern Industrial Technology 12. The Competitive Market Economy 13. Investment Banks and Industrialisation in the Nineteenth Century 14. Industrialisation and the State 15. Industrialisation After 1914