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The Industrial Revolution provided the greatest increase in living standards the world has ever known while propelling Britain to dominance on the global stage. In Forging Modernity, Martin Hutchinson looks at how and why Britain gained this prize ahead of its European competitors. After comparing their endowments and political structures as far back as 1600, he then traces how Britain, through better policies primarily from the political Tory party, diverged from other European countries. Hutchinson's Harvard MBA allows a unique perspective on the early industrial enterprises - many successes resulted from marketing, control systems and logistics rather than from production technology alone, while on a national scale the scientific method and commercial competition were as important as physical infrastructure.
By 1830, through ever-improving policies, Britain had built a staggering industrial lead, half a century ahead of its rivals. Then the Tories lost power and policy changed forever. In his conclusion, Hutchinson shows how changes welcomed by conventional historians caused the decline of Industrial Britain. Nevertheless, the policies that drove growth, ingenuity and rising living standards are still available for those bold enough to adopt them.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Money
1. Introduction: What this Book Is About
2. The Competitors: Europe's Potential Industrializers in 1600
3. Britain in 1600 and Early Changes, 1600-48
4. The Restoration Renaissance, 1649-88
5. Iron, Steam and Finance, 1689-1720
6. The Industrial Revolution Takes a Whig Nap, 1721-60
7. The Tory-Assisted Take-off, 1761-83
8. Pitt, Rotary Steam Engines and War, 1784-1806
9. Liverpool's Policies Lead to Modernity, 1807-30
10. Epilogue: The Victorians and After
Bibliography
Index
