why did the French mostly fail in their pursuit of industrialization whereas the English were so successful?​

Allen argues that in Britain wages were high, while capital and energy were cheap. Britain also provided a large market for manufactured products. The result was that it made sense to invest in the spinning jenny in England, while it did not in France.Two important inventions created during the Industrial Revolution were the steam engine and the factory system. ... Other European countries were slower to industrialize than Britain because the French Revolution caused political turmoil that interrupted communica- tion, slowed trade, caused inflation throughout Europe.

Explanation:

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."