The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 1 (The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 2 Volume Hardback Set)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 10/9/2014
EAN 9781107631434, ISBN10: 1107631432
Paperback, 514 pages, 24.6 x 17.3 x 2.4 cm
Language: English
A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain's economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade and empire. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and apply quantitative methods. New approaches are proposed to classic issues such as the causes and consequences of industrialisation, the role of institutions and the state, and the transition from an organic to an inorganic economy, as well as introducing new issues such as globalisation, convergence and divergence, the role of science, technology and invention, and the growth of consumerism. Throughout the volume, British experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitors.
1. The British Industrial Revolution in a European mirror Brian A'Hearn
2. Population geography and occupational structure Tony Wrigley and Leigh Shaw Taylor
3. Agriculture Joyce Burnette
4. Health, nutrition and education David Meredith and Deborah Oxley
5. Regions Nigel Goose
6. Labour markets and training/apprenticeship Patrick Wallis
7. Population and social mobility Greg Clark and Neil Cummins
8. Consumption Sara Horrell
9. An age of progress Joel Mokyr
10. Technology Bob Allen
11. Finance Anne Murphy
12. Government and the economy Julian Hoppit
13. Transport including shipping Dan Bogart
14. Trade and empire Nuala Zahedieh
15. Economic thought and ideology Roger Backhouse and Keith Tribe
16. Legacy of the early start Knick Harley.