"Habakkuk thesis" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Habakkuk thesis [canonical]
Etymology: Proposed by John Habakkuk (1915–2002), British economic historian, in his 1962 work American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century: The Search for Labour-Saving Inventions. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Habakkuk thesis
  1. (economics) The theory that land abundance and labor scarcity in the 19th-century United States led to high wages, which resulted in labor-saving technological innovations and the development of the American system of manufacturing based on the extensive use of machinery and interchangeable parts. Wikipedia link: John Habakkuk Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: Habakkuk hypothesis, Rothbarth-Habakkuk thesis
    Sense id: en-Habakkuk_thesis-en-name-Q14sQz3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: economics, sciences
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