Industrialization and urbanization
Subtitle: did the steam engine contribute to the growth of cities in the United States?
By: Sukkoo Kim.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11206; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11206.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Industrialization -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Urbanization -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth -- History -- 19th century.; Steam-engines -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "Industrialization and urbanization are seen as interdependent processes of modern economic development.  However, the exact nature of their causal relationship is still open to considerable debate.  This paper uses firm-level data from the manuscripts of the decennial censuses between 1850 and 1880 to examine whether the adoption of the steam engine as the primary power source by manufacturers during industrialization contributed to urbanization.  While the data indicate that steam-powered firms were more likely to locate in urban areas than water-powered firms, the adoption of the steam engine did not contribute substantially to urbanization"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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