Agricultural Depression And Farm Relief in England 1813-1852

by Adams,Leonard P.

• ISBN13: 9780415381451
• ISBN10: 0415381452
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book was first published in 1932.

Table of Contents

Introductory	p. xi
English Agriculture during the Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815	p. 1
English Farming about 1800	p. 1
The Agricultural Revolution	p. 8
The Protective System	p. 15
Obstructions to Foreign Trade during the Wars	p. 20
The Seasons, 1793-1815	p. 26
The State of the Currency, 1797-1815	p. 27
The General Price Level	p. 29
Agricultural Prices	p. 30
The Effect of High Prices on Farmers and Landlords	p. 31
The Corn Law of 1815	p. 37
Origin of the Agitation for a Change in the Corn Laws	p. 37
The Battle of the Corn Laws	p. 47
Resumption of the Battle, 1815	p. 59
Agricultural Distress, 1815-16	p. 64
The Fall in Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Prices, 1814-16	p. 65
The Distress of Tenants and Landlords	p. 69
Legislative Relief, 1816	p. 79
Partial Recovery and Further Distress, 1817-22	p. 87
Further Depression in Manufacturing and Agriculture	p. 90
The Agricultural Distress, 1820	p. 97
The Landed Classes again ask for Relief, 1821-22	p. 101
Depression and Recovery, 1822-52	p. 113
Effects of the Fall in Prices on Agriculture	p. 114
Western's Scheme for Relieving the Distress, 1822	p. 118
The Crash of 1825-26	p. 120
Corn Law Revision, 1826-28	p. 122
The Farmers again Petition Parliament	p. 125
Some Observations on the Report of 1833	p. 129
Poor-Law Revision, 1834	p. 132
The Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 and other Tax Reduction Measures	p. 133
Legislative Relief asked for Again	p. 135
Preparations for General "High Farming"	p. 136
Summary and Conclusion	p. 140
Agriculture during the Wars	p. 141
The First Years of Depression	p. 148
Depression and Recovery, 1819-52	p. 155
Farm Relief Programmes	p. 168
Index	p. 179
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