TY - BOOK AU - Deane, Phyllis TI - The first industrial revolution SN - 9780521226677 U1 - 338.06 PY - 1992/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Economic history KW - Industrial revolution N1 - The starting-point -- The demographic revolution -- The agricultural revolution -- The commercial revolution -- The transport revolution -- The cotton industry -- The iron industry -- The chronology of innovation -- The role of labour -- The role of capital -- The role of the banks -- The adoption of free trade -- The role of government -- Economic growth and economic cycles -- Standards of living -- The achievement ER -