How Progress Spread Across the Globe

Why the Industrial Revolution happened in Britain

And answers to other related questions.

Feb 3 •

How Progress spread across the globe (the series)

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

Dec 23, 2024 •

The Foreign Direct Investment Queue theory

A new theory on how poor nations become rich, and why they cannot do it all at once.

Dec 10, 2024 •

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

A new study comes to conclusions that may surprise many

Apr 30, 2024 •

Progress since 1991

The last 30+ years have been the greatest material progress in human history

Mar 7, 2024 •

How Progress Shaped the Great Power Conflicts of the 20th Century

For the first time Liberal Democratic nations had superior military power to Authoritarian regimes

Mar 6, 2024 •

How the Industrial Revolution upset the military balance of power

And it changed the incentives of European political elites

Mar 5, 2024 •

Was the Industrial Revolution inevitable?

Or even likely?

Mar 4, 2024 •

Why European settlers in New England and Middle Colonies did so well

Because not all European settlers were the same

Feb 29, 2024 •

The historical significance of the Industrial Revolution in Britain

And why even economic historians often miss it.

Feb 29, 2024 •

How European settlers spread progress

And laid the foundations for American progress

Feb 28, 2024 •

The geography of American progress

From sea to shining sea... across the fruited plains

Feb 28, 2024 •

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