Why Ireland Starved - A Quantitative and Analytical History of the Irish Economy, 1800-1850

Informationen zum Autor Joel Mokyr Zusammenfassung Technical changes in the first half of the 19th century led to unprecedented economic growth and capital formation throughout Western Europe; and yet Ireland hardly participated in this process at all. The author maintains that the 'Hungry Forties' were caused by the underdevelopment of the economy during the decades which preceded the famine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. A Poverty-Stricken Economy? 3. The Problem of Population: Was Maithus Right? 4. Land, Leases, and Length of Tenure 5. The Economics of Rural Conflict and Unrest 6. The Problem of Wealth 7. The Human Factor: Entrepreneurship and Labor 8. Emigration and the Prefamine Economy 9. The Great Famine: The Economics of Vulnerability 10. Explaining Irish Poverty Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Joel Mokyr, Mokyr Joel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2005
• EAN: 9780415380546
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38054-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Economic History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history