26 episodes

This course details the nature and development of economies from pre-history to the Industrial Revolution. It explains how this was dramatically different from modern economies. Finally it considers what caused the Industrial Revolution, why it was in Europe, and why it was delayed till 1800.

World Economic History before the Industrial Revolution, Spring 2009 Gregory Clark

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    • 4.7 • 7 Ratings

This course details the nature and development of economies from pre-history to the Industrial Revolution. It explains how this was dramatically different from modern economies. Finally it considers what caused the Industrial Revolution, why it was in Europe, and why it was delayed till 1800.

    • video
    The English Industrial Revolution and Theories of Growth

    The English Industrial Revolution and Theories of Growth

    How do the events in the English Industrial Revolution match up with theories of the origins of modern growth (chapters 11, 12)?

    • 44 min
    • video
    The English Industrial Revolution II

    The English Industrial Revolution II

    Clark discusses further the events of the Industrial Revolution (chapter 12).

    • 44 min
    • video
    The English Industrial Revolution I

    The English Industrial Revolution I

    Clark details what happened in England between 1760 and 1860 in the first Industrial Revolution (chapter 12).

    • 40 min
    • video
    Theories of the Industrial Revolution

    Theories of the Industrial Revolution

    This is a discussion of the major prevailing theories of the onset of the Industrial Revolution (chapter 11).

    • 49 min
    • video
    Why was the Industrial Revolution delayed 100,000 years?

    Why was the Industrial Revolution delayed 100,000 years?

    Having analyzed the source of modern growth, we return to the mystery of why it took 100,000 years for it to arrive (chapter 11).

    • 47 min
    • video
    Modern Economic Growth II

    Modern Economic Growth II

    This lectures shows that technological advance is the key and only source of modern growth (chapter 10).

    • 49 min

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7 Ratings

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Enlightening and inspiring

This lecture series inspired my interest in economic history. Clark believes the discipline is key to understanding past present and future.

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