The industrious revolution was a householdlevel change with important demandside features that preceded the industrial revolution, a supplyside phenomenon. Understanding the household economy in early modern europe, in john, brewer and. While conducting this research jacob weisdorf has benefitted from generous financial support from the danish social science research council grant no. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Access to society journal content varies across our titles.
An industrious revolution in norway a norwegian road to. Briefly, he claimed that workers during the period 16501800 chose to labor longer hours, often at greater intensity, in order to consume novel manufactured goods and imported commodities. Industrious revolution and economic growth, 16501830. Industrial revolution changed human history and human destiny but increases huge gap between the rich and the poor. Industrious revolution consumer behavior and household economy. A new conceptthe industrious revolutionis proposed to place the. The industrial revolution and the industrious revolution the. Pdf the industrial revolution and the industrious revolution. The industrious revolution and economic growth, 16501830 the industrious revolution and economic growth, 16501830 chapter. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box.
Consumption, social capital, and the industrious revolution. Professor of history and economics, university of california at berkeley. The economic future in historical perspective authors. The industrious revolution was a householdlevel change with important demandside features that preceded the industrial revolution. Consumer behavior andthe household economy, 1650 to the present. Industrious revolution allen and weisdorf working paper. A new conceptthe industrious revolution is proposed to place the industrial revolution in a broader historical setting.
This study explores the intellectual understanding of the new importance of. Revolution, industrial revolution, labour supply, standard of living. Consumer behaviour and the household economy 1650 to the present. His book puts the industrial revolution into a broad historical context. He considers the changing consumption goals of households from the seventeenth century to the present and analyzes how household decisions have mediated between macrolevel economic growth and. The industrious revolution and labour force participation. Consumer behavior and the household economy, 1650 to the present. Second, the focus of labour shifted from goods and services to marketable goods. The industrial revolution and the industrious revolution jstor.
The industrious revolution was a process of householdbased resource reallocation that increased both the supply of marketed commodities and labor and the demand for marketsupplied goods. Such findings do not call into question the entire industrious revolution thesis, but they do suggest that a more finely contoured map of the socioeconomic order is necessary when plotting the rise of consumption. In the long eighteenth century, new consumer aspirations combined with a new industrious behavior to fundamentally alter the material cultures of northwest europe and north america. Naomi lamoreaux, paola lanaro, janine maegraith, jeanlaurent rosenthal. Consumer behavior and the household economy 1650 to the present 2008, his work has changed the way scholars conceptualize and study this dynamic period, as the contributors in this volume attest. First, there was a reduction of leisure time as the utility of monetary income rose. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements. The final result is closer to a comprehensive overview of work, consumption, and wellbeing in europe and north america, from the early modern period to the present. Consumption, social capital, and the industrious revolution in early modern germany sheilagh ogilvie this study uses evidence from central europe to address open questions about the consumer and industrious revolutions. A new conceptthe industrious revolutionis proposed to place the industrial revolution in a broader historical setting. This article tests if the industrious revolution is a fruitful concept to use to describe and explain pre. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Its aim is to unify the contrasting descriptions of the rise of the industrial revolution, but the question is how it fits the empirical development.
Second, the focus of labour shifted from goods and services to. Did they happen outside the north atlantic economies. The industrious revolution and the household organization linked to it. At berkeley he holds the sidney hellman ehrman endowed chair in european history. Consumer behaviour and the household economy, 1650 to the present, cambridge. This study explores the intellectual understanding of the new importance of consumer goods as well as the actual consumer behavior of. The industrial revolution and the industrious revolution. The industrious revolution request pdf researchgate.
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