Examples
The most noted example of the law was seen in 19th century England, which was at the forefront of the industrial revolution; the technology and infrastructure installed at the time later became a hindrance to further modernisation. Conversely, countries like Japan and the Soviet Union, being industrial latecomers, were able to adopt the latest industrial technologies with little disruption from, and to, their existing infrastructure.
It has also been argued that the widespread destruction of industry in Germany during the World War II enabled the adoption of the most modern technologies afterwards, and contributed to the Wirtschaftswunder. More contemporary examples include those pertaining to Internet infrastructure, like the adoption of IPv6.
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