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Industrial Revolution

Did the Industrial Revolution Lower Living Standards in Britain?

An assessment of wages, employment, urban health and public reform in Britain from the 1780s to the 1870s, weighing pessimistic and optimistic interpretations of industrialisation.

Author: Blake Mitchell
Length: 1,650 words
Reading time: 8 minutes

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