Much agreement exists among economic historians that an institutional structure which allows for broad participation in a country's economy is conducive to growth. With respect to England's institutional structure, changes that followed the Glorious Revolution of 1688 are given pride of place in recent literature. This article contributes to this literature by highlighting and explaining regulatory change that removed barriers to entry into the country's most vital industry, textiles, in the years between 1550 and 1640. However, although economic historians have tended to explain England's growth-facilitating institutions as arising abruptly through political revolution that placed constraints on the Crown, this article will elucidate change that was protracted, accretive, peaceful, and came through royal institutions. More specifically, this article argues that restrictive regulations, which were widely supported, were removed because Crown and Council, in consultation with local officials, recognized that enforcement would come at the cost of the greater priority of employment preservation.

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1550-1640 年早期现代英格兰的就业保护和纺织监管

经济史学家普遍认为，允许广泛参与一国经济的制度结构有利于增长。关于英格兰的制度结构，1688 年光荣革命之后的变化在最近的文献中占有重要地位。本文通过强调和解释在 1550 年至 1640 年间消除了进入该国最重要的行业——纺织业的障碍的监管变化，为该文献做出了贡献。然而，尽管经济历史学家倾向于解释英格兰的促进增长的制度正在兴起突然通过对王室施加限制的政治革命，本文将阐明长期的、增殖的、和平的，并通过王室机构实现的变革。