industrialization

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His skepticism of “improved means to an unimproved end”—which essentially alleged that, as life got faster, it didn’t necessarily get better—resonated with laborers watching their jobs vanish in the face of industrialization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Moreover, its rise narrowed the policy space for others: strategies that once enabled late industrialization are now contested or constrained by new trade, investment, and climate regimes.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The modern era is full of those predicting that the industrialization of the housing industry is just a few years away, only to be proved wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Central banks and individuals have been allocating to gold as a safe haven during periods of geopolitical instability, while silver and copper play a crucial role in industrialization and the AI race.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Much of Europe, Asia, and North Africa was the site of metal-equipped states or empires, some of them on the threshold of industrialization.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond