Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalization went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'. Rather than emphasising the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.…mehr
Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalization went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'. Rather than emphasising the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Martin Daunton is Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and President of the Royal Historical Society. He was formerly Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College. He has written extensively on British history since 1700, especially on urban history and economic and social policy, and is the author of Progress and Poverty, which covers the period from 1700 to 1851 and is also published by Oxford University Press.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Introduction Part I The Anatomy of the British Economy 2: Aristocrats, agriculture and the land 3: Industrialists and the urban economy 4: The service economy 5: The growth of the British economy Part II Globalization and Deglobalization 6: Free trade and protectionism 7: Capital exports 8: The rise and demise of the gold standard 9: Rebuilding the international economic order? Part III Poverty, Prosperity and Population 10: Births and marriages 11: Deaths and disease 12: Rich and poor 13: Cultures of consumption Part IV Public Policy and the State 14: Taxing and spending 15: Education 16: From the poor law to the Liberal social reforms 17: War, reconstruction and depression 18: Building a new Jerusalem
1: Introduction Part I The Anatomy of the British Economy 2: Aristocrats, agriculture and the land 3: Industrialists and the urban economy 4: The service economy 5: The growth of the British economy Part II Globalization and Deglobalization 6: Free trade and protectionism 7: Capital exports 8: The rise and demise of the gold standard 9: Rebuilding the international economic order? Part III Poverty, Prosperity and Population 10: Births and marriages 11: Deaths and disease 12: Rich and poor 13: Cultures of consumption Part IV Public Policy and the State 14: Taxing and spending 15: Education 16: From the poor law to the Liberal social reforms 17: War, reconstruction and depression 18: Building a new Jerusalem
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