Technological change and international trade in the 18th and 19th Century. The iron industries in Britain, Belgium, France and Germany.
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8289 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8289
Abstract: Timeseries of ironproduction, of irontrade and of price- and cost levels in different countries and regions (Great Britain, Belgium, France and the German Empire, without Alsace-Lorraine).
The study’s aim is to contribute to the clarification of open questions concerning the process of technology transfer. Focus of consideration is the iron industry.
The spatial and the temporal development of the profound transformation of iron-production from wood charcoal technology to mineral coal technology in Belgium, France and Germany are described and explained. Furthermore, the author demonstrates t ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 1750 - 1870
Geographic coverage: , Great Britain | , Belgium | , France | Historical German lands (-1871) (DQDE), German Reich without Alsace-Lorraine
Universe:
Number of Units: 120 Zeitpunkte
Mode of Data Collection: Sources:
Foreign trade statistics of Belgium, France and Great Britain.
Foreign trade statistics of the German tariff union, production statistics.
Business letters, Managing Board minutes, internal expertises and government reports, enquiries, scientific literature
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 841 Zeitreihen
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Fremdling, Rainer -
Publication year: 2009
DOI: 10.4232/1.8289
Study number: ZA8289
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8289
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Fremdling, Rainer: Technologischer Wandel und internationaler Handel im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Die Eisenindustrien in Großbritannien, Belgien, Frankreich und Deutschland. Berlin: Duncker und Humblot, 1986. (Schriften zur Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Bd. 35).
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