A theory of economic and technological development in Norway in the nineteenth century

Abstract

Abstract In the course of the nineteenth century, an industrial revolution took place in Norway, and the nation became integrated into the developed part of the world economy. What had been a pre-industrial society, with primary industries and a predominant self-sufficiency, became a developed country, acquiring the political and social structures and the self-sustaining economic-growth mechanisms typical of developed countries. Economic growth was especially pronounced in the years from 1835 to 1875, at least quantitatively. The factors underlying that development have been the subject of considerable research by economic historians in recent decades.