Was the transition from the artisanal shop to the nonmechanized factory associated with gains in efficiency?: Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing censuses of 1820 and 1850
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Explorations in Economic History
- Vol. 21 (4) , 351-382
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-4983(84)90002-0
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