The Changing Geography of the Lancashire Cotton Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3138988 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H B Rodgers, Harry Rodgers (0000-0002-3444-4959, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 299 |
| Publication date | 1962-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/142260 |
| OpenAlex | W2333977504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
O s NE of the characteristic features of the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century was the emergence of regions of intense specialization in a single branch of manufacturing. An equally constant feature of the changes which have been remodelling the geography of British industry for almost half a century has been the destruction of the traditional over-specialized economies of the older industrial regions. Of both these processes the Lancashire cotton industry presents a perfect, indeed the classic, example. The first of the truly great modern industries to be created, it has also been the first to be brought close to extinction by progressive decline. By 1840 this was a mature industry, almost fully mechanized and steampowered, which gave work to roughly 200,000 operatives and yielded 48 per cent of the total value of the kingdom's manufactured exports.' At the zenith of its fortunes on the eve of the first World War employment exceeded 624,0002 and the mills contributed 25.6 per cent, by value, to an enormously
Agricultural economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urbanization and City Planning
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1965 - 1971 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |