... in the second half of the century when the real gains were made and the development of the transport systems mainly the railways. These three categories are important as the first measures the ability of the countries at the outset while the second measures their adaptability to a new kind of industrialism. The railways and the transport systems are important because this can show us the efficiency of coal transport which at this time was used in all major industries as well as the governments efficiency in providing for the people as well as businesses, this should improve as a country becomes more dependant on those people to keep it at the forefront of industry. During the first half of the nineteenth century both France and Germany experienced a level of industrialisation which can be seen as slow and in respect of Britain, quite inferior to it. French industries as a ...

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