Great Britain from Adam Smith to the Present Day : an economic and social survey

Great Britain from Adam Smith to the Present Day : an economic and social survey

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Auteur principal : Fay Charles Ryle (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Great Britain from Adam Smith to the Present Day : an economic and social survey / C.R. Fay,...
Édition : 5e éd.
Publié : London : Longmans , 1950
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-496 p.-[1] f. de carte dépl.)
Sujets :
Industrie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire
Économie politique > Grande-Bretagne
Conditions économiques > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire
Conditions sociales > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire
  • Introduction: The Wealth of Nations.
  • Part I: Fiscal Policy and Finance.
  • Chapter 1: From Walpole to Pitt.
  • Chapter 2: Huskisson, 1770-1830.
  • Chapter 3: Peel, 1788-1850.
  • Chapter 4: Gladstone, 1809-1898.
  • Chapter 5: Towards a New Economic Policy.
  • Chapter 6: Currency and Banking.
  • Part II: Trade and Transport.
  • Chapter 7: The Course of Foreign Trade.
  • Chapter 8: Ports and Merchant Shipping.
  • Chapter 9: Roads and Canals.
  • Chapter 10: Railways and Motor Transport.
  • Chapter 11: The Transmission of News.
  • Part III: Agriculture and Industry.
  • Chapter 12: Agriculture.
  • Chapter 13: Steam Power and the Engineers.
  • Chapter 14: The Age of Iron and Steel.
  • Chapter 15: The Textile Industries in Transition.
  • Chapter 16: The Industrial Revolution in Retrospect.
  • Part IV: Life and Labour.
  • Chapter 17: Reactions of Industrialism.
  • Chapter 18: Dogma and Revolt.
  • Chapter 19: The Organisation of Labour.
  • Chapter 20: Friendly Societies and the Co-operative Movement.
  • Chapter 21: A Decade of Rationalisation (1922-1932).
  • Chapter 22: The Last Thirty Years (1919-1949).