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"A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Leading historians and economists examine the foundational importance of economic life in modern Britain as well as the close interconnections between economic, social, political and cultural change. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and how to apply quantitative methods. Volume 1, on 1700-1870, offers new approaches to classic issues such as the causes and consequences of industrialisation, the role of institutions and the state, and the transition from an organic to an inorganic economy, as well as introducing new issues such as globalisation, convergence and divergence, the role of science, technology and invention, and the growth of consumerism. Throughout the volume, British experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitors"--
List of contents
1. Economic growth during the long twentieth century Nicholas Crafts; 2. From empire to Europe: Britain in the world economy Kevin O'Rourke; 3. Population, migration and labour supply Tim Hatton; 4. Health and welfare Bernard Harris; 5. Income and living standards Ian Gazeley; 6. Technology, innovation and economic growth Tom Nicholas; 7. Consumption and affluence Avner Offer; 8. Cycles and depressions Matthias Morys; 9. The City and the corporate economy David Chambers; 10. Armaments and the economy Jari Eloranta; 11. The deindustrial revolution: the rise and fall of UK manufacturing, 1870-2010 Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie; 12. The rise of the service sector Steve Broadberry; 13. The household economy Peter Scott; 14. Growth of the public sector Bob Millward; 15. Soft power: the media industries Gerben Bakker; 16. Sterling and monetary policy Catherine Schenk; 17. Economic policy and management Roger Middleton; 18. Economic ideas and ideology Roger Backhouse and Keith Tribe.
