It described the social advances that had happened in the country because of their political advancement. ... This ideology had its roots in the high social and economic progress that France made owing to the advancement of their political system. ... In addition, machines developed by engineers from countries such as Sweden and the United States were superior to those produced in Britain. ... In short, machines were in operation in Britain before the industrial revolution in 1750. ... On the other hand, one cannot overlook the social and political changes that came with Britain's economi...

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Gandhi disagreed with various aspects of 'modern civilization', the political and judicial system, the creation and use of railways, professions such as lawyers and doctors and even modern day religious practices. ... "At present the machine is helping a small minority to live on the exploitation of the masses"13 , and the motive force of this minority is "not humanity and love of their kind but greed and avarice"14 . ... While concentrating solely on India as a nation, Gandhi believed that transformation to an industry and machine based economy, increased the po...

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This will lead to higher rates of investment, as there will be more machines for the labor force to work on.The labor force is another clear ingredient, as the more time people spend time working in the market, the more goods and services are likely to be produced. ... Furthermore, during an economic boom, people are more open minded about governmental issues such as politics, immigration and democracy, whereas in a recession due to negative growth in GDP, in places like Greece, the country become more intolerant of these issues leading to mass protests and violence. ...

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The Japanese economic miracle is complex and can only be explained by looking to political, cultural, and economic reasons. ... "It is their sense of identity and destiny which gives their industrial machine its effectiveness. ...

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They were critical of mass production and reliance on the machine; they wrote wistfully of the disappearance of the artisan and of a more relaxed way of life. Few took any interest in politics or social reform. ...

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