As the media alarms us about an approaching ‘quad-demic’ of diseases this winter (Covid-19, Flu, RSV, Norovirus) it is a ...

Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial ...

The renewal of European institutions offers a unique chance to advance industrial growth, decarbonisation, and innovation. Implementing the Draghi Report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s ...

The Industrial Revolution was a period of history that ... who lived and worked there attracted attention from all over Europe. New Lanark even inspired the UK Parliament to make some of Robert ...

Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption ... commonly found in coal mines across Britain and Europe in the 1700s. Steam-powered engines in coal ...

Joel Mokyr’s A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy gives culture center stage in the rapid economic growth and industrialization brought about by the first Industrial Revolution and ...

The Industrial Revolution is considered to be one of the most transformative socio-economic shifts in modern history. This is ...

The revolution began in the late 1700s with advancements in agriculture, such as the enclosure movement and improved farming techniques, which increased food production and freed labor for industrial ...

Now, we stand on the cusp of another great change: the clean industrial revolution ... such as the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, which will charge a fee on products ...