Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part One Methodology And Background -- 1 Lessons from History -- 2 Economic Growth In England Before The Industrial Revolution -- 3 The Great Discontinuity -- 4 Poverty And Crime In The Eighteenthcentury -- 5 Interpretations Of The Industrial Revolution In England -- Part Two Cattses And Process -- 6 The Industrial Revolution: A General Essay -- 7 The Causes Of The Industrial Revolution: I An Essay In Methodology -- 8 The Causes Of The Industrial Revolution: II An Essay On Process -- 9 The Industrial Revolution As An Example Of Balanced Growth -- 10 The Neglected Variable: The Service Sector -- 11 Two Services: Education And Law -- 12 The Heavy Variables: Capital, Population, Technology, And Organization -- Part Three Social And Economic Consequences -- 13 The Rising Standard of Living in England, 1800-1850 -- 14 The Standard Of Living: An Answer To The Pessimists -- 15 The Making Of The English Working Class? -- 16 The Rise Of Modern Industry: A Review -- 17 Children As Slaves -- Index