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| Author: | Berg, M. |
| Title: | From imitation to invention: creating commodities in eighteenth-century Britain |
| Journal: | Economic History Review
2002 : FEB, VOL. 55:1, p. 1-30 |
| Index terms: | INVENTIONS COMMODITIES UNITED KINGDOM ANALYTICAL REVIEW |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | From imitation to invention: creating commodities in eighteenth-century Britain. This article presents the history of new goods in the eighteenth century as a part of the broader history of invention and industrialization. It focuses on product innovation in manufactured commodities as this engages with economic, technological and cultural theories. Recent theories of consumer demand are applied to the invention of commodities in the eighteenth century; special attention is given to the process of imitation in product innovation. The theoretical framework for imitation can be found in evolutionary theories of memetic transmission, in archaeological theories of skeuomorphous, and in eighteenth-century theories of taste and aesthetics. |
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