The Main Forces That Transitioned Europe Toward Modernity

Ngo Humanities 4314 Midterm: October 12, 2014 Isser Woloch suggests that the key forces that transitioned Europe toward modernity are associated with four different developments which â€Å"coincided with and reinforced each other in final decades of the eighteenth century: (1) rising population; (2) increased agricultural productivity; (3) a vast increase in commerce, particularly in the exploitation of their colonies by Britain and France; and (4) the expansion of textile manufacturing and the beginnings of its structural transformation in England† (113). Population Growth Prior to the Europe’s sustained growth, Europe struggled as far as keeping growth steady flowing; with that being said, as growth of population would reach its exponential, the population would shortly reach a downfall. The result of contagious diseases, crop failure, and the aftermath of war such as the Thirty Years War had altogether been the cause of a depopulated community. The fluctuation of population may be seen when one looks at the sixteenth century and the seventeenth century; for example, sixteenth century Europe had a rise in population while seventeenth century Europe suffered a significant decline in numbers for population. Europe’s population suffered a downfall when the prices of grain and flour had risen following the law of supply and demand; facing the wraths of high prices and short supply, people would soon become undernourished and starving, possibly trying to fend off hunger byShow MoreRelatedIs Economic Development a Prerequisite of a Functioning Democratic System?3861 Words   |  16 Pageschanging political systems. Since this theory is supposedly a unifying one, a broad sample of countries that should be covered by the hypothesis will be looked at in this essay, mostly comprising the post-fascist and post-communist democracies in Europe, but also incorporating some African and Asian states. To examine the first area then à ¢â‚¬â€œ is there in actual fact a correlation between 1 Seymour Martin Lipset, ‘Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy’Read MoreContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 Pagesthat so many of his friends and colleagues contribute to this volume to recognize Michael’s contributions to academic accounting. I am honoured to join them. Anthony G. Hopwood University of Oxford December 2005 PREFACE ‘ A multitude of forces shape management accounting. From an organizational perspective, decision-makers and other users of accounting information often perceive changes in their information needs. Consequently, providers of accounting information within organizations respond