Political Economy of Robert Lowe

Zusatztext 'Maloney both rescues Lowe from the worst caricatures of his political economy and conveys something of the excitement and significance of how an earlier age confronted the cardinal choice of government or market as they adapted to and forged the latest stage in the development of capitalism and democracy.' - Roger Middleton! Journal of the History of Economic Thought ! Volume 28! Number 4! December 2006 Informationen zum Autor JOHN MALONEY is a Reader in Economics at Exeter University, UK. Klappentext Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot with his proposed match tax and hankered to take Britain into a single European currency. Zusammenfassung Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot with his proposed match tax and hankered to take Britain into a single European currency. Inhaltsverzeichnis Go Out and Govern New South Wales The Limits to Laissez-Faire Trade and Treaties Education, Education, Administration Shedding Daylight on the Unions What Shall We Do for Ireland? Democratic Economics or Gladstonian Finance? Saying No The Chancellor Meets His Match Joining the 'Europe' and Shrinking the Pound Beer, Bankruptcy and Empire Pig Philosophy? Vapulo, Veneo, Exulo, Fio Notes Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: J Maloney, J. Maloney, John Maloney
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2005
• EAN: 9781403947826
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-4782-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Politics and business; B, European History, Economic Policy, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic Theory, Political Economy, Western Europe, Management science, Quantitative Economics, International Political Economy, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, History of Economic Thought and Methodology, History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economic theory and philosophy, International Political Economy’, economics;political economy;trade