Industrial society

In pre-modern, pre-industrial age. Industrial societies are broadly mass societies, together with may be succeeded by an information society. They are often contrasted with traditional societies.

Industrial societies ownership external power sources, such(a) as fossil fuels, to increase a rate as well as scale of production. the production of food is shifted to large commercial farms where the products of industry, such(a) as combine harvesters and fossil fuel-based fertilizers, are used to decrease asked human labor while increasing production. No longer needed for the production of food, excess labor is moved into these factories where mechanization is utilized to further put efficiency. As populations grow, and mechanization is further refined, often to the level of automation, many workers shift to expanding service industries.

Industrial society permits urbanization desirable, in factor so that workers can be closer to centers of production, and the service industry can administer labor to workers and those that improvement financially from them, in exchange for a detail of production profits with which they can buy goods. This leads to the rise of very large cities and surrounding suburb areas with a high rate of economic activity.

These urban centers require the input of external energy sources in positioning to overcome the diminishing returns of agricultural consolidation, due partially to the lack of nearby arable land, associated transportation and storage costs, and are otherwise unsustainable. This makes the reliable availability of the needed energy resources high priority in industrial government policies.

Industrial policy

Today, as industry is an important factor of most societies and nations, many governments will pretend at least some role in planning and regulating industry. This can include issues such(a) as industrial pollution, financing, vocational education, and labour law.