The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present

Why read it

• You will see how the rest of Europe caught up with Britain's head start in industry, and what closing that gap took
• You will learn how a handful of inventions in cotton making gave rise to the factory and a new way of producing goods
• You will understand how gaps in wealth between regions grew from differences in knowledge and technique

Who it is for

• Readers wondering why some countries got rich first
• Business students tracing how industry spread
• Anyone puzzled by today's gaps between nations

Contents

1. PREFACE
2. PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
3. 1 Introduction
4. 2 The Industrial Revolution in Britain
5. 3 Continental emulation
6. 4 Closing the gap
7. 5 Short breath and second wind
8. 6 The interwar years
9. 7 Reconstruction and growth since 1945
10. 8 Conclusion
11. Epilogue

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