... demand for transport in that area. However, British firms did not need the same help as German industry. Rudimentary machines that first appeared in Britain in the 1740's were very cheap. Therefore it was possible for an individual of little means to obtain one and profit from his investment. Profits could be ploughed back and, as technology became more ... Napoleon III, however, found his own way to hinder economic progress when he established an extremely centralized government that discouraged the provinces from taking any economic leads. Fortunately, the reforms of Napoleon (Bonaparte...

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