The Industrial Revolution in the Low Countries in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century: A Comparative Case Study

Joel Mokyr

doi:10.1017/S0022050700080116

The Industrial Revolution in the Low Countries in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century: A Comparative Case Study

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	365-391
Number of pages	27
Journal	Journal of Economic History
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700080116
State	Published - Jun 1974
Externally published	Yes

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