How does the Industrial Revolution influence the economic, social life of present society?
The Industrial Revolution influenced the economic and social life of present society because of the simple fact that it was considered a REVOLUTION. Because of the different advances in technology and ideology behind advancing in both education and science. The Industrial Revolution changed a great deal of things that has instilled a sense of wanting more and more today in all fields of science. The economy boomed because of faster production rate and easier manufacturing, and social life changed drastically from making things at home to going to department stores. Agriculturally, economically, socially, and ideologically... The Industrial revolution has influenced the way ALL countries today have tried to succeed in becoming world powers. Feel Free to take this... this is the "get a good grade but dont bore the hell outta everyone" answer
How come West Bengal is the 4th largest state economy in India when there has been absolutely no industrial development in the State for the last few decades?
Well, as the data says, West Bengal actually has the 6th largest GDP by state in India. It's true that West Bengal has been on the downward slope over the past few decades.One of the main reasons for this would be the presence of several worker unions. Most of them need just one excuse to stop working and start protests, which, more often than not, turn violent, causing further losses to the State in trying to quell them, and at the same time ensuring that no revenue is generated by the factory in question for the duration of the strike.None of us need any introduction to the “bandh” culture here. If any one political party declares a bandh, it's tantamount to a national holiday for us, and we relax at home for the day. More loss in revenue!However, West Bengal still has a high GDP owing to a number of factors. The first would be it's population, which is one of the highest in India by state. A large portion of the people are involved in the agricultural sector, which generates a lot of revenue. Labour here is also cheap, and therefore the various companies here are able to earn a lot of revenue (on those days when there's no bandh or strike)!The second would be the sheer number of industries set up by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy during his tenure as the CM, such as the Durgapur Steel Plant. He also developed the cities of Kalyani, Durgapur and Bidhan Nagar as primarily industrial centres, which would contribute greatly to the GDP of the State. This was probably augmented by the fact that Bengal was, for the British, one of the most important provinces, and so they invested a large portion of their finances into this one single state. As such, pre-independence, Bengal was already more developed than most other states, and we can see the effects of that headstart to this day.Therefore, one can say that West Bengal has a large GDP today primarily because of its past glory, but I sometimes wonder for how much longer this will remain true!