when | 2013 | |
who | Steve Broadberry
Bruce Campbell Bas van Leeuwen |
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what journal | Explorations in Economic History | |
what paper | When did Britain Industrialise?” The Sectoral Distribution of the Labour Force and Labour Productivity in Britain, 1381-1851 | |
language | English |
involved project member(s)
Bas van Leeuwen |
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abstract
Britain’s labour force industrialised early. The industrial and service sectors already accounted for 40% of the labour force in 1381, and a substantial further shift of labour out of agriculture occurred between 1522 and 1700. From the early seventeenth century rising agricultural labour productivity underpinned steadily increasing employment in industry and services, so that by 1759 agriculture’s share of the labour force had shrunk to 37% and industry’s grown to 34%. Thereafter, industry’s output acceleration during the Industrial Revolution owed more to gains in labour productivity consequent upon mechanisation than the expansion of employment.
keywords
Labour force; Sectoral distribution; Labour productivity; Britain
link to paper page of the journal website
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014498312000496
citation format
MLA | Broadberry, Stephen, Bruce MS Campbell, and Bas van Leeuwen. “When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851.” Explorations in Economic History 50.1 (2013): 16-27. |
APA | Broadberry, S., Campbell, B. M., & van Leeuwen, B. (2013). When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851. Explorations in Economic History, 50(1), 16-27. |
Chicago | Broadberry, Stephen, Bruce MS Campbell, and Bas van Leeuwen. “When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851.” Explorations in Economic History 50, no. 1 (2013): 16-27. |
Harvard | Broadberry, S., Campbell, B.M. and van Leeuwen, B., 2013. When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851. Explorations in Economic History, 50(1), pp.16-27. |
Vancouver | Broadberry S, Campbell BM, van Leeuwen B. When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851. Explorations in Economic History. 2013 Jan 31;50(1):16-27. |