Before revision:  The three stages of growth did not exist and the Industrial Revolution had no effect on the world economic growthand on the growth of human population.
After revision:  The three stages of growth did not exist . The great divergence and the abrupt take-off never happened. All elaborate explanations revolving around these phantom features represent an interesting story but they are scientifically unacceptable and, therefore, they do not explain the economic growth. The Industrial Revolution had no effect on the world economic growthand on the growth of human population.