R M Hartwell

The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume, first published in 1971, brings together eleven essays and articles on the history of the industrial revolution. Method is the central consideration, and the author discusses ways in which historians have analysed the industrial revolution, and suggests an appropriate framework of economic theory for future studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9781138707368
• ISBN-10: 1138707368
• Artikelnr.: 69943170

Autorenporträt

R. M. Hartwell

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Methodology and Background; 1.
Lessons from History 2. Economic Growth in England before the Industrial
Revolution 3. The Great Discontinuity 4. Poverty and Crime in the
Eighteenth Century 5. Interpretations of the Industrial Revolution in
England; Part Two: Causes and Process; 6. The Industrial Revolution: A
General Essay 7. The Causes of the Industrial Revolution: I An Essay in
Methodology 8. The Causes of the Industrial Revolution: II An Essay on
Process 9. The Industrial Revolution as an Example of Balanced Growth 10.
The Neglected Variable: The Service Sector 11. Two Services: Education and
Law 12. The Heavy Variables: Capital, Population, Technology, and
Organization; Part Three: Social and Economic Consequences; 13. The Rising
Standard of Living in England, 1800-1850 14. The Standard of Living: An
Answer to the Pessimists 15. The Making of the English Working Class? 16.
The Rise of Modern Industry: A Review 17. Children as Slaves; Index