Charles More, Charles More

Understanding the Industrial Revolution (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding the Industrial Revolution is a fresh, new exploration of this economic phenomenon of major importance. It describes theories of economic growth, shows how these can be applied to the revolution and discusses them in the light of modern research. Furthermore, it places the debate surrounding the social effects of industrialisation into the context of economic change during the period.
This book includes discussion of:
* theories on the supply of capital
* role of labour
* innovation and entrepreneurship
* the significance of transport
* the impact of industrialisation on living standards.
Each aspect of the Industrial Revolution in Britain is discussed in depth, focusing on the important debates and reviewing the most recent research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134670079
• Artikelnr.: 41502163

Autorenporträt

Charles More is Principal Lecturer in History at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. His previous books include The Industrial Age: Economy and Society in Britain 1750-1990 (2nd edition, Longman, 1997). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The scope of the Industrial Revolution1 Models of the
Industrial Revolution 2 Capital accumulation 3 Labour supply 4 Demand 5
Inventors and entrepreneurs 6 Market size and integration 7
Industrialisation and living standards 8 Conclusion, Appendix: Measuring
growth