University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Historians tend to focus on the specific circumstances and factors that led to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution in particular places and times. Scholars like Pomeranz analyze the peculiarities of time and place and look for unique combinations of favorable circumstances that led to industrialization. They draw on historical evidence such as primary sources and archives to reconstruct the past, and their work often involves identifying the social, political, and cultural factors that contributed to economic change. While historians may view economists' models as simplistic and ignoring critical historical facts, the tension between these two approaches has driven significant progress in understanding the causes of the Industrial Revolution.

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