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Industrialisation (or industrialization) is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernisation process, where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation, particularly with the development of large-scale energy and metallurgy production. It is the extensive organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.[2]
Industrialisation also introduces a form of philosophical change where people obtain a different attitude towards their perception of nature, and a sociological process of ubiquitous rationalisation.
There is considerable literature on the factors facilitating industrial modernisation and enterprise development.[3] Key positive factors identified by researchers have ranged from favourable political-legal environments for industry and commerce, through abundant natural resources of various kinds, to plentiful supplies of relatively low-cost, skilled and adaptable labour.
As industrial workers incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial investment and economic growth.
The first country to industrialise was the United Kingdom during the Industrial Revolution commencing in the eighteenth century.[4]
By the end of the 20th century, East Asia had become one of the most recently industrialised regions of the world . [5]
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1 Description
2 History of industrialisation
2.1 Industrial revolution in Western Europe
2.2 Early industrialisation in other countries
2.3 The Third World
2.4 Petrol-producing countries
2.5 Industrialisation in Asia
2.6 Newly industrialised countries
3 Social and environmental consequences
3.1 Urbanisation
3.2 Exploitation
3.3 Change to family structure
3.4 Environment
4 Current situation
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
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