The First Industrial Revolution - Brossura

Deane, P

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521296099 ISBN 13: 9780521296090

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

This book identifies the strategic changes in economic organisation, industrial structure and technological progress associated with the industrial revolution, which took place in Britain over the century 1750–1850 and which marked a watershed in world economic development - the beginnings of modern economic growth for developed countries and an example of spontaneous industrialisation for third world countries. The book assesses both starting point and achievement, analyses the substance of economic transformation and evaluates the role of government policy and institutional change in retarding or accelerating economic development. The second edition updates and expands the first by taking into account (and giving bibliographical references for) major topical knowledge and ideas. This work has proved a successful textbook for sixth form students as well as undergraduate students in faculties of economics, history, geography or social science generally. It is, however, sufficiently nontechnical to be intelligible to a general reader interested in putting problems of economic development into historical perspective.

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Descrizione del libro

This book identifies the strategic changes in economic organisation, industrial structure and technological progress associated with the industrial revolution in Britain from 1750–1850. This is a successful textbook for sixth form and undergraduate students in economics, history, geography and social science generally. General readers will also find it interesting.

Contenuti

Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The starting-point; 2. The demographic revolution; 3. The agricultural revolution; 4. The commercial revolution; 5. The transport revolution; 6. The cotton industry; 7. The iron industry; 8. The sources of innovation; 9. The role of labour; 10. The role of capital; 11. The role of the banks; 12. The adoption of free trade; 13. The role of government; 14. Economic growth and economic cycles; 15. Standards of living; 16. The achievement; Subject index; Index of authors cited.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521296099
• ISBN 13: 9780521296090
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 332