In this paper, I write on technology, industrialization and economic development in emerging economies.
Abstract: The birth of industrial revolution that occurred in Britain was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to 1840. The transition included the migration of the era of the use hand to the use machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, the increasing use of steam power, the development of machine tools and the rise of factory system with the textile industry being the first to use modern production methods [wiki]. Following the revolution, by the mid-18th century, Britain controlled a global trading empire with colonies in North America and political influence over the Indian subcontinent by the East India.
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Chuks Ejechi
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