Wealth and Welfare
An Economic and Social History of Britain 1851-1951
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 26 April 2007
- ISBN 9780198732099
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages672 pages
- Size 234x156x35 mm
- Weight 936 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Maps, graphs, tables 0
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Short description:
Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951.
In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalization went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'.
Rather than emphasising the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.
Long description:
Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951.
In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalisation went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'.
Rather than emphasizing the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.
a highly significant contribution to the discipline of economic and social history and goes far beyond what is conventionally understood as a textbook ... it is an object lesson in balanced judgement and incisive analysis.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I
The Anatomy of the British Economy
Aristocrats, agriculture and the land
Industrialists and the urban economy
The service economy
The growth of the British economy
Part II
Globalization and Deglobalization
Free trade and protectionism
Capital exports
The rise and demise of the gold standard
Rebuilding the international economic order?
Part III
Poverty, Prosperity and Population
Births and marriages
Deaths and disease
Rich and poor
Cultures of consumption
Part IV
Public Policy and the State
Taxing and spending
Education
From the poor law to the Liberal social reforms
War, reconstruction and depression
Building a new Jerusalem
