Macroeconomic data on the industrial revolutions in five countries are examined in this book, both descriptively and analytically (using structural and time-series methods). The underlying theme of the study is to demonstrate strong interactions among the European economies.

Preface - The Background to the British Industrial Revolution - The First Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1780-1860: National Income and Its Distribution - The United Kingdom in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Maturity and Relative Decline - Industrialization Without Revolution: The French Case - The Development of the German Macroeconomy - Sweden During the Industrial Revolution - Italy at the Time of the Industrial Revolution - The European Macroeconomy - Notes - Bibliography - Index