The first knowledge economy : human capital and the European economy, 1750-1850 / Margaret C. Jacob.
The first knowledge economy : human capital and the European economy, 1750-1850 / Margaret C. Jacob.
The first knowledge economy : human capital and the European economy, 1750-1850 / Margaret C. Jacob.
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G 2014/3996
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English
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ix, 257 pages ; 23 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Introduction: knowledge and industrial development: the stakes -- 1. A portrait of early industrial lives: the Watts and Boultons, science and entrepreneurship -- 2. The knowledge economy and coal: how technological change happened -- 3. Technical knowledge and making cotton king -- 4. Textiles in L...
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England
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"Knowledge and Industrial Development: The Stakes By "the first knowledge economy" we refer to the era of the Industrial Revolution, from roughly the 1760s to the 1850s, first in Britain and then in selected parts of northern and western Europe, with particular attention to Belgium"-- Provided by publisher....
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The first knowledge economy : human capital and the European economy, 1750-1850 / Margaret C. Jacob.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/3996
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74VKKwbz3RxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKwbz3RxZ
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1107619831 (paperback)
9781107044012 (hardback)
1107044014 (hardback)
9781107619838 (paperback)
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330.94/0253
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991021731679702626
