World Specialisation
A! We are much better off materially and are able to support many more people on a higher ‘standard of living than in earlier times. But on the debit side, we have much greater inequality in wealth and much less economic independence as individuals. B: This lack of economic security is, in my opinion, the worst feature of modern society, and seems to be connected with the fact that we live ina large-scale world in which every region and industry is bound up with other regions and industries, and depends upon them for its prosperity. A: That’s not a bad way of describing our society. One could say that the industrial revolution brought about a change from a small-scale world of little localised communities, to a large-scale world of specialist communities, economically linked together by national and even world markets.
B: A very good description indeed. The Industrial Revolution has certainly led to tremendous specialisation, not only of men and industries, but of provinces and nations. The story of this development, however, is really the story of modern transporta-tion.-("Science and Social Organisation," by Mr. Simkin and Dr. Parton, 3YA, May 7, 1941).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 101, 30 May 1941, Page 5
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194World Specialisation New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 101, 30 May 1941, Page 5
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