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what was the role of economics in driving political changes resulting from the Neolithic and industrial revolution

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The Neolithic revolution is the transit of societies from gathering and hunting to agriculture and settlement. Cities appeared near large rivers, the division of labor and social organization began. This led to the rise of a political hierarchy and the first organized forsm of government.

The Industrial Revolution transformed national economies from being largely agrarian to becoming industrialized in the 19th century; machines and new inventions replaced manual work and handicrafts; the process of urbanization made cities larger. In this context, new political organizations and new forms of doing politics were born, and dominant political parties or elites came to represent the interests of the industrialist class, the owners of factories.

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