Commercial societies

Rise of the European predatory empires

And how they crushed fledgling Commercial societies

Feb 18 •

The Dutch Republic was extremely rich for its time

and it took a long time for industrialized nations to surpass its per capita GDP

Feb 5 •

Understanding Commercial societies (the series)

A Table of Contents with links to a series of articles on this topic.

Jan 19 •

Did the British Industrial Revolution occur in the 17th century?

A new study comes to conclusions that may surprise many

Apr 30, 2024 •

How the USA copied the Five Keys to Progress

And we see the results today

Mar 19, 2024 •

How and why Commercial Societies created material progress

And why they did so long before the Industrial Revolution

Mar 18, 2024 •

The historical significance of the Industrial Revolution in Britain

And why even economic historians often miss it.

Feb 29, 2024 •

Historians have misunderstood pre-Industrial England

It was unusual long before the Industrial Revolution

Feb 27, 2024 •

How humans learned to transform food surplus into Progress

And they did so long before the Industrial Revolution

Feb 27, 2024 •

Were the Ancient Greek city/states Commercial societies?

Or were they something different?

Feb 22, 2024 •

Medieval European cities

How they gained independence from their local lords and helped to create modern progress

Feb 15, 2024 •

The Holy Roman Empire was an incubator of Progress

It own dysfunctionality turned out to be its key benefit

Feb 15, 2024 •

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