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title	:	The Emergence of Industrial America : Strategic Factors in American Economic Growth Since 1870
author	:	George, Peter James.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0873955781
print isbn13	:	9780873955782
ebook isbn13	:	9780585078229
language	:	English
subject	United States--Economic conditions, Industries--United States--History.
publication date	:	1982
lcc	:	HC103.G4 1982eb
ddc	:	338.0973
subject	:	United States--Economic conditions, Industries--United States--History.

Page iii The Emergence of Industrial America Strategic Factors in American Economic Growth Since 1870 Peter George McMaster University State University of New York Press ALBANY

Page iv To Gwen Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1982 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Tables 1.1 and 2.5 are reprinted from American Economic Growth by Lance E. Davis, Richard A. Easterlin, and William N. Parket, Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., by permission of the publisher. Tables 2.4, 2.6, and 2.9 are reprinted from The Reinterpretation of American Economic History, edited by Robert William Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman, 1971 Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., by permission of the publisher. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Page v Contents List of Tables ix Preface xi 1. An Overview of American Growth, 1840 1 Introduction 1 The Dimensions of Growth: Some Economic Aggregates 4 A Preview 7 2. The Sources of Growth 9 Introduction 9 Factors on the Supply Side 9 Factors on the Demand Side 16 Measuring the Relative Importance of Demand and Supply Factors: Case Studies 20 The growth of the petroleum industry, 1860-1914 21 The growth of iron and steel output, 1842-1858 25 Conclusion 28 3. Technological Change in Manufacturing 31 Introduction 31 Components of Technological Change 32 Invention 32 Innovation 33 Diffusion 34 Factors Influencing Technological Change 34

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