France's Earlier Incentive for Labor-Saving Innovation
Historical data shows that France's economic incentive to adopt labor-saving innovations was greater in the late 16th century than it was approximately two centuries later, at the time the Industrial Revolution was transforming Britain. This suggests that the relative price conditions favouring such innovation in France had diminished by the 18th century.
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