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Description of  The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain 1700-1850 (The New Economic History of Britain seri)

This book focuses on the importance of ideological and institutional factors in the rapid development of the British economy during the years between the Glorious Revolution and the Crystal Palace Exhibition. Joel Mokyr shows that we cannot understand the Industrial Revolution without recognizing the importance of the intellectual sea changes of Britains Age of Enlightenment. Read more