Foreword /P. W. Bell -- The historical approach to economic growth / B. E. Supple -- The historical experience on the basic conditions of economic progress / H. J. Habakkuk -- Tawney's century / F. J. Fisher -- The acceleration of economic progress in Great Britain 1750-1800 / A. J. Youngson -- Entrepreneurship and capital formation in France and Britain since 1700 / B. F. Hoselitz -- Foreign trade and economic growth, lessons from Britain and France 1850-1913 /C. P. Kindleberger -- Industrialization and economic development in 19th century Germany / D. Landes -- The approach to European industrialization / A. Gerschenkron -- Growth to the American economy / R. Easterlin -- The beginnings of industrial growth in Russia and Japan before 1914 / by the editor -- State planning and forced industrialization / O. Hoeffding -- Jamaica 1830-1930 comments on a study in economic growth / W. A. Lewis -- Demographic aspects of economic development in India / K. Davis -- Economic development in Nigeria / W. F. Stolper -- Brazil, the state of economic growth / H. W. Spiegel -- Patterns of industrialization / P. K. Chang -- Industrial growth, productivity and real income / A. Maizels -- Some thoughts on the nature of economic imperialism / D. Landes