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Beaudreau, Bernard C., 1955-

Energy and the rise and fall of political economy / Bernard C. Beaudreau.

p. cm.--(Contributions in economics and economic history,
ISSN 0084-9235; no. 213)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-31059-9(alk. paper)

1. Economic history. 2. Industrial revolution. 3. Industrial
productivity--History. 4. Technological innovations--Economic
aspects--History. 5. Power resources--Economic aspects--History.
6. Energy industries--History. 7. Manufacturing industries--Energy
consumption--History. 8. Human-machine systems--History.

I. Title. II. Series.

HC54.B43 1999

333.79--dc21 99-25005

British Library Cataloging in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Bernard C. Beaudreau

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-25005

ISBN: 0-313-31059-9

ISSN: 0084-9235

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

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Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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