Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution?
by eru on Sunday August 28, 2022 @12:56AM
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Yes, the Dutch and later the English mostly got rich off of capitalism and trade (and early industrialization) at home.
Portugal and Spain had huge colonial empires, but that did not drive any industrialization or really long term wealth explosion like the capitalism and the industrial revolution did.
Portugal and Spain had huge colonial empires, but that did not drive any industrialization or really long term wealth explosion like the capitalism and the industrial revolution did.