1. Rostow (1962) presents the take-off as a stage in a progression; hence it happens when the pre-conditions have been established. DeLong and Shleifer (1993) and Acemoglu and Robinson (2012) develop arguments concerning the role of non-exploitative political institutions that are sufficiently developed to provide public goods but do not apply ruinous taxes in enabling the innovation that characterized the industrial revolution. See Clark (2007) for 400 plus more pages, and Zmolek (2013) for 936 on top of that;general. Landes (1998) resurrects the climate thesis
2. The link between trade specialization and underdevelopment is drawn by Prebisch (1950) and Singer (1950) and many others since. The extensive "Dutch Disease" literature draws similar links;On the various arguments, see for example, the following. Sachs and Warner (1997) draw the link between development failures and disease/reduced life expectancy,1993
3. Catching Up, Forging Ahead, and Falling Behind;Moses Abramovitz;The Journal of Economic History,1986