Contents : 1. Introduction -- 2. The industrial revolution in Britain -- 3. Continental emulation -- 4. Closing the gap -- 5. Short breath and second wind -- 6. The interwar years -- 7. Reconstruction and growth since 1945 -- 8. Conclusion
Notes
"Chapters 2-5 and the Conclusion are revised versions of material first published in chapter 5 of The Cambridge economic history of Europe, volume 6, part 1."
