State and Business in the Major Powers - An Economic History 1815-1939

This book provides, for the first time, an integrated economic history of state /business relations in the major powers in the period 1815-1939, and offers a completely new perspective on the links between tariff policies, state enterprise in manufacturing, the treatment of the peasantry, regulation of railways, taxation of the business sector, policies on cartels, trusts and competition.

List of contents

Part I: Industrialisation and the State 1815-70 1. Introduction 2. France, Europe and the Napoleonic Legacy 3. The Unifying German States Compared to the United Kingdom 4. Free Land and Unfree Labour: USA and Russia Part II: Business Growth and the Nation States 1870-1939 5. German Business in the World Economy: Cartels on Autarky 6. Peasent Farms, Industrial Growth and National Defence in France Appendix: Sectoral Shares and Productivity Growth in Manufacturing in the Major Powers 1860-1928 7. The Peasent Economy, Heavy Industry and National Defence in Russia Appendix: The Challenge from the Newcomer: Japan 1870-1939 8. The Costs of Being First: Britain 1870-1939 9. USA 1870-1939: Natural Resources, Free Markets and Fractured Government 10. Conclusion

About the author

Robert Millward is Professor Emeritus of Economic History, University of Manchester, UK.

Summary

This book provides, for the first time, an integrated economic history of state /business relations in the major powers in the period 1815-1939, and offers a completely new perspective on the links between tariff policies, state enterprise in manufacturing, the treatment of the peasantry, regulation of railways, taxation of the business sector, policies on cartels, trusts and competition.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Millward, Millward Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9780415627900
• ISBN: 978-0-415-62790-0
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History, Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Business & management, Economic history, Political Economy, Economics of industrial organisation, Economics of industrial organization, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General