Revolução industrial e padrões de vida - Clark Nardinelli

From the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics

Featured Entry: Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living, by Clark Nardinelli Historians agree that the industrial revolution was one of the most important events in history, marking the rapid transition to the modern age, but they disagree vehemently about many aspects of the event. Of all the disagreements, the oldest one is over how the industrial revolution affected ordinary people, often called the working classes. One group, the pessimists, argues that the living standards of ordinary people fell, while another group, the optimists, believes that living standards rose.  Read More.  Standards of Living and Modern Economic Growth, by John V.C. Nye See also Ideas and Economic Growth, by Arnold Kling Distribution of Income, by Frank Levy Natural Resources, by Sue Ann Batey Blackman and William J. Baumol Economic Growth, in High School Economics Topics See also Lucas on Growth, Poverty, and Business Cycles at EconTalk See also, Adam Davidson on Manufacturing at EconTalk Thomas Robert Malthus biography