Hakutulokset: Sarja modern economic and social history
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Industrial Clusters and Regional Business Networks in England, 1750-1970
Although economists have long recognised industrial districts as one of the key features of many economies, it is only recently that attention has been focused on the region as an …
The Seaside, Health and the Environment in England and Wales since 1800
The seaside has always held a special position in British history as a place of rest, relaxation and recuperation. Over the last 200 years many have made their way to the coast, …
The Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914
For the first time since its invention over 500 years ago, the print medium is being challenged as the primary means of recording and communicating ideas. Indeed, within the …
Exchange Rates and Economic Policy in the 20th Century
The themes of this study are the exchange rate regimes chosen by policy makers in the twentieth century, the means used to maintain these regimes, and the impact of these decisions …
The Popularization of Malthus in Early Nineteenth-Century England
The political economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) has gained increasing and deserved scholarly attention in recent years. As well as the republication of his works and …
Aspects of Independent Romania's Economic History with Particular Reference to Transition for EU Accession
After fifteen years of transition in the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe it has become clear that for a substantial number the objective of reform and …
Demons of Domesticity
Demons of Domesticity offers a social history of the English gas industry from the 1880s to the late 1930s, with an emphasis on the corporations that served London and the Home …
Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983
At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing …
Taste, Trade and Technology
Focusing on the interactions of producers, sellers and consumers of meat across the world, Richard Perren elucidates aspects of the evolution of the international economy and the …
Britain and the Economic Problem of the Cold War
Many accounts of British development since 1945 have attempted to discover why Britain experienced slower rates of economic growth than other Western European countries. In many …
Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution
At the beginning of the eighteenth century the landed estate represented the largest and most clearly defined type of business organisation in existence in pre-industrial England. …
Trade Unions and the Economy: 1870–2000
What do unions do and why do they do it? Do they seek to maximise profit for their members, or to obtain better working conditions that benefit society as a whole? Derek H. …