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Recipe for Industrialization
1. Capital (wealth) 2. Powerful Navy 3. Railroads 4. Colonies 5. Technology 6. Growing Population 7. Raw Materials 8. Markets 9. Freedom from foreign invasion 10. Pro-Business Environment
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Capital (wealth) Means of production Wealth Land Labor Machinery
Raw Materials Wealth Willingness to invest Ability to invest Monetarily Governmentally
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Powerful Navy Must protect trade routes
Raw materials coming into mother country Finished products going to market Any disruption in trade can plunge the country into economic ruin
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Railroads Necessary to have a reliable/elaborate/efficient transportation system taking goods/raw materials to markets and factories
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Colonie$ Source of markets to buy finished goods
Source of raw materials to manufacture finished goods
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Technology Science applied to Business
Steam power, Electricity, Iron/steel, railroads must have the intelligencia to apply science to business
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Growing Population Source of cheap Labor for factory system
If population is not growing, labor is not cheap
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Raw Materials Natural resources to produce finished goods
Wood, iron ore, coal, cotton, wool, etc. If not in mother country, must be imported from colonies more expensive
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Markets Places to exchange finished goods for raw materials or other needed finished goods Usually colonies
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Freedom from Foreign Invasion
Industry is sensitive must have a stable home environment in order to survive
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Pro-Business Environment
Government must be sensitive to the needs of industry provide laws that allow private enterprise/investment of wealth Less restrictive: limited taxes on investment Laissez Faire
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Where does Industrialization Begin? Why?
Britain All the ingredients for industrialization existed in Britain Capital: aristocracy and middle class had wealth for investment Powerful Navy: most powerful in the world to protect trade Transportation system: Railroads Colonies for raw materials and markets for finished goods Growing population that was needed for cheap labor supply. Government was pro-business: Lassez-Faire
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Secondary: Manufacturing
Types of Industry Tertiary: Service Secondary: Manufacturing Primary: Agriculture
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