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Amsterdam (c. 1750)

c. 1750 — The Dutch Republic leads the world in shipping and finance, and its wages are as high as England’s. Yet peat is its cheapest fuel. The Dutch did not industrialize first, and their prosperity makes the question of why Britain did so more pointed.

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Turning point
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Why Britain industrialised first (chapter 1 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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