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Industrialization in China vs. England

Industrialization in China vs. England. By Dan Gogins. Some Terms. Industrialization Household production Opportunity cost. Factors related to Industrialization. Availability of resources and of methods of transportation Development of required technology Sufficient private capital

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Industrialization in China vs. England

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  1. Industrialization in China vs. England By Dan Gogins

  2. Some Terms • Industrialization • Household production • Opportunity cost

  3. Factors related to Industrialization • Availability of resources and of methods of transportation • Development of required technology • Sufficient private capital • Abundant cheap labor • Women and children factory workers

  4. China • Vast network of internal waterways • Early development of water powered machinery • Many wealthy merchants • Women are not allowed to work outside the house • Rapidly growing population

  5. Chinese Social Structure • Government existed to enforce positional roles • Family is the prime ethic • People must do what is proper • Patriarchal • Men are the farmers • Women are the manufacturers • Women are married early • Women were not permitted outside the household

  6. History • Rapid growth for the past 100 years • Waning dynasty • Series of internal rebellions • Increasing pressure for free trade • Numerous military defeats • Self Strengthening Movement • Hundred Days Reform • Led to the rebellion in 1911 • Marked the beginning of a change in family structure

  7. England • Control of water-borne trade • A series of technological breakthroughs • Adequate private capital • “Service in husbandry” • Rapidly growing population

  8. English Social Structure • Government existed to enforce laws • People are basically free • Patriarchal • Women were married late • Both men and women were traditionally manufacturers • “Service-in-husbandry” • A life stage • Women were expected to work outside the family until they were married

  9. Similarities • Control of large trade networks • Sufficient technology • Large amounts of private capital • Rapidly growing populations

  10. China Little available cheap labor People must do what is proper Women are not allowed to work outside of the supervision of their family England A great deal of available cheap labor People are free Women are expected to work outside their family Differences

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