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Deregulation and the State Arms-Race Into Cyberspace

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The Textile Industry, the Quote Unquote, Putting Out System

Before the 1760s, Britain's textile industry was woven by hand. New machines allowed individual weavers to weave textiles much more efficiently than they could at home. But in practice, these new machines were barely viable and required a ton of social coordination for them to be profitable.

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