MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Landed Nobility, Spinning Jenny, Water Frame
8 May 2018
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Lecture 23
1) The Enclosure Movement
➢ Began in England in the thirteenth century
➢ Landed nobility began to enclose common fields for productive
purposes
➢ Eventual expropriation of peasant plots and creation of a landless
workforce
➢ Labour became a “factor of production”
2) Population Growth
➢ Increase from 6.5 million to 11 million from 1700 to 1801
➢ Decline in infant mortality and increase in fertility
3) Domestic Industry
➢ Prevalence of domestic industry in households
➢ Contract labour and putting-out system
➢ Highly competitive environment
4) Early Technological Change
➢ Newcomen Steam Engine (1712)
➢ An early problem that occurred with the mines was they tended to fill
up with water; this problem was solved with the Newcomen Steam
Engine
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Document Summary
Began in england in the thirteenth century. Landed nobility began to enclose common fields for productive purposes. Eventual expropriation of peasant plots and creation of a landless workforce. Labour became a factor of production : population growth. Increase from 6. 5 million to 11 million from 1700 to 1801. Decline in infant mortality and increase in fertility: domestic industry. Highly competitive environment: early technological change. An early problem that occurred with the mines was they tended to fill up with water; this problem was solved with the newcomen steam. Use of coke instead of charcoal to refine iron ore, which meant that the british got a higher quality iron which they were able to use in a versatile manner. Lombe textile factory at derby (1721: agricultural improvements. Open field system had been inefficient and non-scientific. New root crops and animal breeding practices. Sharp increase in enclosures: transportation improvements. This improved infrastructure allowed for greater productivity.
