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| [[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A huge [[iron]] and [[glass]] building, [[The Crystal Palace]] was one of the [[wonder]]s of, if not the [[world]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. A rebuilt and expanded version of the building that originally housed the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]], it stood in [[Sydenham]] from [[1854]] until [[1936]], and attracted many thousands of visitors from all levels of society. The name "Crystal Palace" was coined by the satirical magazine [[Punch magazine|Punch]]. Today, it symbolizes [[modern architecture]], the rise of [[consumer culture]] and the start of [[industrial design]].]] | [[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A huge [[iron]] and [[glass]] building, [[The Crystal Palace]] was one of the [[wonder]]s of, if not the [[world]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. A rebuilt and expanded version of the building that originally housed the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]], it stood in [[Sydenham]] from [[1854]] until [[1936]], and attracted many thousands of visitors from all levels of society. The name "Crystal Palace" was coined by the satirical magazine [[Punch magazine|Punch]]. Today, it symbolizes [[modern architecture]], the rise of [[consumer culture]] and the start of [[industrial design]].]] | ||
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| + | '''Industrialisation''' or '''industrialization''' is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an [[agrarian society]] into an [[industrial society]], involving the extensive re-organisation of an [[economy]] for the purpose of [[manufacturing]]. | ||
| - | '''Industrialisation''' ([[American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization)|or]] '''industrialization''') is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an [[agrarian society]] into an [[industry|industrial]] one. It is a part of a wider [[modernisation]] process, where [[social change]] and [[economic development]] are closely related with [[technological]] [[innovation]], particularly with the development of large-scale [[energy]] and [[metallurgy]] production. It is the extensive organisation of an [[economy]] for the purpose of [[manufacturing]]. | + | As industrial workers' incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial [[investment]] and [[economic growth]]. |
| - | Industrialisation also introduces a form of [[philosophy|philosophical]] change where people obtain a different attitude towards their perception of [[nature]], and a [[sociological]] process of ubiquitous [[rationalization (sociology)|rationalisation]]. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | * [[Automation]] | |
| - | There is considerable literature on the factors facilitating industrial modernisation and enterprise development. Key positive factors identified by researchers have ranged from favourable political-legal environments for industry and commerce, through abundant [[natural resources]] of various kinds, to plentiful supplies of relatively low-cost, skilled and adaptable [[Wage labour|labour]]. | + | * [[Deindustrialization]] |
| - | + | * [[Division of labour]] | |
| - | As industrial workers' incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial [[investment]] and [[economic growth]]. | + | * [[Great Divergence]] |
| - | + | * [[Idea of Progress]] | |
| - | The first country to industrialise was the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[Industrial Revolution]], commencing in the 18th century. | + | * [[Mass production]] |
| - | + | * [[Mechanization]] | |
| - | By the end of the 20th century, [[East Asia]] had become one of the most recently industrialised regions of the world. | + | * [[Newly industrialized country|Newly industrialised country]] |
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| * [[Automation]] | * [[Automation]] | ||
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Industrialisation or industrialization is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society, involving the extensive re-organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.
As industrial workers' incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial investment and economic growth.
See also
- Automation
- Deindustrialization
- Division of labour
- Great Divergence
- Idea of Progress
- Mass production
- Mechanization
- Newly industrialised country
See also
- Automation
- Working time
- Division of labour
- Deindustrialisation
- Newly industrialised country
- Urbanisation
- Idea of Progress
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