How far and in which ways do Government/Industry relations evolve as economies develop and mature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

How far and in which ways do Government/Industry relations evolve as economies develop and mature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? The world changed beyond all recognition during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The capitalist era of the three industrial revolutions have completely altered the course of human history. Prior to the first steam driven industrial revolution in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century economical development was extremely slow and primitive. Economic history …

…to rule themselves to a certain extent. Economic policies are crucial in the comparative economic performance of countries and it is true that a strong economy is often a reflection of a strong, well organised and thoughtful government Bibliography: Competitiveness and the StateG.Jones and M.W.Kirby Readings In Economic & Social History Flinn Government Policy and Industrial Change D. Gibbs Industry and Empire E.J.Hobsbawn The Competitive advantage of Nations M.Porter