Abstract
Abstract A period of proto-industrialisation has been regarded as an important prerequisite of the industrial revolution in western Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Partly initiated by the income effect produced by the contemporary agrarian revolution, various types of rural-based pre-industrial activities began to appear in a number of regions of western Europe. Proto-industrialisation then led on to the industrial revolution, when mechanised factories replaced the pre-industrial production forms.1 This link is first discernible, it is argued, in the emergence of a light industrial sector orientated towards consumer needs, whose development must precede the birth of heavy industry.2 The debate which has revolved around these questions has been inspired primarily by events in continental Europe and Great Britain.3 In such countries as Sweden, research has not yet developed very far.4
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
