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Agricultural Productivity and Economic Growth in England, 1700–1760*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2011

A. H. John
A. H. John
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The London School of Economics
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The rise in productivity described by Dr. Jones, coupled with a static population, brought to an end the upward movement in the relative prices of farm products which had characterized the one hundred forty years preceding the Restoration. With the passing of the lean years, there followed almost a century of comparative plenty, bringing an increasing flow of food and raw materials.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , March 1965 , pp. 19 - 34
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 1965

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