For all of human history before 1800, there was no upward trend in income per person. The Industrial Revolution created sustained economic growth for the first time, birthing the modern world. This episode discusses why the Industrial Revolution happened, why it happened in Britain and how it spread throughout the world.

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Related Reading:

Allen, R. C. (2020). The Industrial Revolution. In Global economic history a very short introduction (pp. 27-40). New York: Oxford.

Clark, G. (2014). The industrial revolution. Handbook of Economic Growth, 217-262. doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-53538-2.00005-8