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The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present.

W. Ashworth, +1 more
- 01 Mar 1970 - 
- Vol. 80, Iss: 317, pp 154
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This article is published in The Economic Journal.The article was published on 1970-03-01. It has received 251 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Technological change.

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