"Linkage," in economic history, is a linear relationship one industry =
has with another. Take lumber milling, for instance. A saw mill or =
planing mill may be a component of this industry. A reverse linkage, =
therefore, will be logging or tree farming. A forward linkage may be =
furniture making or construction.
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