Arbeitspapier
The surprising wealth of pre-industrial England
Occupations listed in wills reveal that as early as 1560 effectively only 60% of the English engaged in farming. Even by 1817, well into the Industrial Revolution, the equivalent primary share, once we count in food and raw material imports, was still 52%. By implication, incomes in pre-industrial England were close to those of 1800. Urbanization rates are not a good guide to pre-industrial income levels. Many rural workers were engaged in manufacturing, services and trade. The occupation shares also imply pre-industrial England was rich enough in 1560 to rank above the bottom fifth of countries in 2007.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 10-14
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Clark, Gregory
Cummins, Joe
Smith, Brock
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of California, Department of Economics
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Davis, CA
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2010
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Clark, Gregory
- Cummins, Joe
- Smith, Brock
- University of California, Department of Economics
Entstanden
- 2010
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