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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy: The Plough

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21/10/2017 GMT

The Plough

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The plough kick-started civilisation – and ultimately made our modern economy possible

The plough did more than create the underpinning of civilisation – with all its benefits and inequities. Different types of plough led to different types of civilisation.

The plough was a simple yet transformative technology. It was the plough that kick-started civilisation in the first place – that, ultimately, made our modern economy possible. But the plough did more than create the underpinning of civilisation – with all its benefits and inequities. Different types of plough led to different types of civilisation. 

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ben Crighton

(Photo: Farmer ploughing field, Credit: Shutterstock)

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