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Re:Robert Allen: Why the Industrial Revolution Was in Britain by cuerty on Thursday October 22, 2009 @04:44PM (#897609)
The topic "Why the industrial revolution was in Britain" it's one of the firsts ones in the History class that I took at university. The short answer it's "because the glorius revolution": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorius_revolution
Re:Robert Allen: Why the Industrial Revolution Was in Britain by redcap on Thursday October 22, 2009 @11:14PM (#898197)
Sorry, I don't think that's sufficient. While it's sure that the political and hence scientific environment in britain was much better than continental europe, the above video makes it clear to me that the primary factors were the high cost of labour and the low cost of energy.
Re:Robert Allen: Why the Industrial Revolution Was in Britain by 10ren on Thursday October 29, 2009 @12:06PM (#910242)
Good link, but you should know he mentions that aspect and disputes its sufficiency: something more is needed because recent research shows that other nations had respect for property rights, good government and so on.