Details

Subject(s)

• Great Britain—Economic conditions—19th century [Browse]

Series

• Routledge library editions. Economics ; III. [More in this series]
• Routledge library editions. Economics. Economic history ; III [More in this series]

Summary note

The essays in this book focus on the controversies concerning Britain's economic performance between the mid-nineteenth century and the First World War. The overriding theme is that Britain's own resources were consistently more productive, more resilient and more successful than is normally assumed. And if the economy's achievement was considerable, the influence on it of external factors (trade, international competition, policy) were much less significant than is normally supposed.
The book is structured as follows: Part One: The Method of Historical Economics Part Two: Enterprise in

Notes

First published in 1981.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 12, 2013).

Language note

English

Contents

• part one. The method of historical economics
• part two. Enterprise in late Victorian Britain
• part three. Britain in the world economy, 1846-1913.

ISBN

• 1-134-55834-1
• 0-415-60705-1
• 1-315-88889-0
• 1-134-55827-9

OCLC

• 870591408
• 861199870

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315888897

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...