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Economic history : made simple /
Economic History: Made Simple traces Great Britain's economic history starting from about 1760 onwards. It also assesses the impact of technological change on people's lives. The book is organized into four sections covering different periods. Section I deals with emergence of the first in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[London] :
Made Simple Books : Heinemann,
[1981]
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| Edición: | [Second edition] |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Economic History: Made Simple; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; SECTION I: THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL NATION, 1760-1830; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; What is Economic History?; The Concept of an Industrial Revolution; Rostow's Theory of Economic Growth; The Philosophical Rationale for Sustained Economic Growth; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 2. THE PREQUISITES FOR SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH; Favourable Background Conditions; Availability of Capital; Growth of Population; The Agrarian Revolution
- Availability of Essential Raw MaterialsImprovements in Transport; The Growth of Markets; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 3. THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY; The Influence of the State on Economic Development; The Pioneers of Industrialism; New Technology; Development of the Basic Industries; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 4. WAR AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; The Post-War Distress; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 5. THE HUMAN RESULTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; Mobility of Labour
- The Rise of the Industrial Town and the Growth of the Factory SystemThe Beginnings of Working-Class Organisation; The Development of the Poor Law up to 1834; Standards of Living; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; SECTION II: BRITAIN AS THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD, 1830-1914; CHAPTER 6. POPULATION GROWTH; The Population Cycle; Birth Rates; Death Rates; External Migration; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 7. THE REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORT; Railways; Shipping; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 8. AGRICULTURAL CHANGE
- The Struggle for Repeal of the Corn LawsThe Period of High Farming; Depression and Decline; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 9. THE RISE TO INDUSTRIAL MATURITY; Development of the Basic Industries; The Second Industrial Revolution; Changes in Business Organisation; The Location of Industry; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 10. THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKING-CLASS ORGANISATION; The Chartists; The Co-operative Movement; Trade Unions; The Rise of the Labour Party; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 11. THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE
- Public Health and HousingFactory and Mining Reforms; Education; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 12. THE POOR LAW; The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834; The Working of the Poor Law, 1834-1909; The Break-Up of the Victorian Poor Law; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 13. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS; The Emergence of an International Economy; The Content and Direction of British Trade; British Trading Policy; Foreign Investment; The Development of Banking; Suggested Further Reading; Exercises; Summary; CHAPTER 14. THE PERIOD REVIEWED