Evaluating the Primary Driver of 18th-Century Productivity
A common view is that the adoption of new, labor-saving machinery was the sole cause of the dramatic rise in the average output per worker in 18th-century Britain. Critically evaluate the adequacy of this explanation. In your judgment, does this single factor fully account for the observed productivity gains, or were other concurrent changes in the production process equally or more important?
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