Market revolution
A shorthand historians use for the expansion of capitalist markets—transport, credit, and commodification—often tied to nineteenth-century U.S. integration.
Parallel to the twentieth-century “economist’s hour,” an earlier market revolution remade how households produced, borrowed, and consumed. Long-distance trade and financial instruments connected hinterlands to coastal centers.
Conceptual bridge
Understanding deep roots of market thinking contextualizes later enthusiasm for deregulation and efficiency. It is listed among P2 glossary anchors in the economists-hour content plan as background rather than a dataset hook.