Interconnections: A Discussion of the German Industrial Revolution.
This essay will explore the phenomenon of the Industrial Revolution in Germany. It will argue that this process was accelerated due to the interconnections of the German economy, where development in one sector fuelled increasing development in another. According to this model, Germany grew from a primitive agricultural economy to the industrial dynamo of Europe in less than a century due largely to these interconnections. While clearly a positive model, given the geo-political outcome of this accelerated development upon European history in the 20th century - two devastating world wars - this lesson has implications for the rapidly developing economies of the present day such as China. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
