50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Factory

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Tim Harford charts the history of the factory, from "dark, Satanic mills" to the sprawling industrial parks where today's consumer goods are assembled. Have factories made workers' lives better - and what does their future look like?

Published on Saturday, 29th June 2019.

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