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Specialization in the Woolen and Worsted Industry

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  • L. D. H. Weld

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The different kinds of specialization, 68. — The woolen and worsted processes described and compared, 69. — Relative growth of the woolen and worsted branches, and their geographical distribution, 70. — Census figures showing the degree of specialization in each branch, 72. — Discussion of these figures, 74. — The organization of the industry in the United States compared with that in England, 78. — In France, 81. — In Germany, 82. — The reasons assigned by Professor Clapham for greater specialization in the worsted than in the woolen branch, 84. — Worsted fabrics and yarns "standardized"; woolen fabrics and yarns of such varying character as to preclude standardization, 86. — Other reasons for greater specialization in the wrorsted branch, 88. — The reasons why wool-combing is not so highly specialized in the United States as in England, 90. — The tendency toward greater specialization in wool-combing, 94.

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  • L. D. H. Weld, 1912. "Specialization in the Woolen and Worsted Industry," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 27(1), pages 67-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:27:y:1912:i:1:p:67-94.
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    1. Sutthiphisal, Dhanoos, 2006. "Learning-by-Producing and the Geographic Links Between Invention and Production: Experience from the Second Industrial Revolution," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(4), pages 992-1025, December.

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