Wealth and welfare : an economic and social history of Britain, 1851-1951 /
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...
| Основен автор: | Daunton, M. J. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Серия: |
Economic and social history of Britain.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=211598 |
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Wealth and welfare. |
Съдържание:
- The nation's wealth and the people's welfare
- Agriculture and the land
- Industry and the urban economy
- The service economy
- The growth of the British economy
- Free trade and protectionism
- Capital exports
- The rise and demise of the gold standard
- Rebuilding the international economic order?
- Births and marriages
- Deaths and disease
- Rich and poor
- Cultures of consumption
- Taxing and spending
- Education
- From the poor law to the welfare state
- Managing the economy
- The festival of Britain and British identity.