Which countries in Europe provided funding for new industries during the Industrial Revolution ?
" ) Despite the important differences in these three models , the common thread among the developed nations is that the large industrial firm has been the engine of growth in three ways : first , it has provided focal points for capital and labor on large scales ; second , it became the educator whereby a nation learned the pertinent technology and developed managerial skills ; third , it served as the core around which medium and small firms that supply and serve it grew .