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The Industrial Revolution Did Not Improve Living Standards — At First
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2026-05-13 01:30:52
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- Real wages for British urban workers stagnated or fell for several decades after industrialization began - Life expectancy in Manchester c.1840 was lower than in rural England — overcrowding and cholera were the immediate consequences - The productivity gains took a generation to translate into broad welfare improvements ### The Long-Run Paradox Modern growth models predict that factor accumulation should raise wages over time — and eventually it did. But the transition period was brutal for those living through it. The node explores the social impact data behind the numbers: mortality records, wage series, height trends.
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