Industrial revolution Quote by Edward A. Hudson

“Britain was overtaken not only in gross output but also in output per worker. It lost its lead in technological innovation.”

— Thomas Sowell

An increase in the productivity of labour means nothing more than that the same capital creates the same value with less labour, or that…

— Karl Marx

Productivity - the amount of output delivered per hour of work in the economy - is often viewed as the engine of progress in…

— Tim Jackson

When you increase productivity, economies become better - local economies become better, society becomes better.

— Jensen Huang

“In contrast to what many people in Britain and the United States believe, the true figures on growth (as best one can judge from…

— Thomas Piketty

Growth in productivity has diverged from growth in the share that working people can expect right across advanced economies, but this trend started earlier…

— Mariana Mazzucato

During the 1960s, and again in the 1970s, growth in manufacturing productivity in the United Kingdom was the lowest of all the seven major…

— Nigel Lawson

“England achieved the breakthrough to growth. England’s growth followed from agricultural advances which increased incomes sufficiently that people started to demand more manufactured goods.”

— Edward A. Hudson

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

— Tony Abbott

Higher productivity enables companies to increase sales without adding workers. Even if job markets tighten and wages rise, corporate profits can continue to climb…

— Alex Berenson

When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform and delivering…

— Philip Hammond

Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological…

— William E. Simon