| Description |
xx, 493 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Prologue: the industrial revolution - identity and beginning -- Pt. I. The Industrial Economy is Born: 1700 to the Early Nineteenth Century -- 2. Gregory King's England - the pre-industrial economy -- 3. The state, rural society and the land -- 4. Economic policy, trade and transport -- 5. Industrial growth and finance -- 6. The human dimension -- 7. Economic fluctuations -- Pt. II. The Evolving Industrial Economy: to 1914 -- 8. The century ahead - changing structure of the British economy -- 9. Occupational structure and industrial organization in the mid-nineteenth century -- 10. Railways -- 11. The free trade system and capital exports -- 12. Agriculture, 1815-1914 -- 13. The evolution of banking and the money market, 1825-1914 -- 14. The organization of labour and standards of living -- 15. Industrial maturity and deceleration -- 16. Epilogue: the inter-war years |
| Summary |
This text examines the industrial revolution, from its genesis in pre-industrial Britain, through its development and into maturity. A chapter-by-chapter analysis explores topics such as economic growth, agriculture, trade finance, labour and transport |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2nd ed. London ; New York : Methuen, 1983 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056671
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| LC no. |
2001044218 |
| ISBN |
0415266726 paperback |
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