An Economic History of England 1870-1939

by Ashworth,William

• ISBN13: 9780415378437
• ISBN10: 0415378435
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This is a comprehensive account of a decisive epoch in England's economic development by a leading economic historian. 'Works of economic history often get bogged dwon in figures - so many machines, so much unemployment, often, too, they are histories of technology, not of economic organization. Professor Ashworth goes to the opposite extreme in a most praiseworthy way: his book is actually good to read. Though there are tables of statistics (eleven of them), the book is an essay in interpretation, not an encyclopedia; it enriches our understanding rather than adding to our knowledge.'A.J.P. Taylor. This classic book was first published in 1960.

Table of Contents

1870-1914
The Characteristics of the Mid-Victorian Economy	p. 3
The Environment of Economic Change	p. 25
Agriculture	p. 46
Mining, Manufacture and Building	p. 71
Internal Transport and Trade	p. 109
External Trade	p. 138
Money, Banking and Investment	p. 163
Labour	p. 190
The Economic Influence of Government	p. 216
The Course and Outcome of Economic Change	p. 239
The First World War
War Economy	p. 265
The Economic Consequences of the War	p. 285
1919-1939
The Opportunities and Difficulties of the Interwar World	p. 305
The Chief Economic Activities	p. 325
Economic Organization	p. 353
Public Policy and its Effects	p. 382
The Course and Outcome of Economic Change	p. 410
Index	p. 432
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