Growth of the cotton industry and Scottish economic development, 1780-1835

This study is intended, first of all, to be an examination of the growth of the cotton industry in Scotland from 1760 to 1835. During this period, it became the largest and most important sector of the Scottish industrial economy, producing over 70% of the country's exports by value. There is,...

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Main Author: Robertson, Alexander James
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/38413