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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790650503321

Autore

McCloskey Deirdre N.

Titolo

Enterprise and trade in Victorian Britain : essays in historical economics / / Donald N. McCloskey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-55834-1

0-415-60705-1

1-315-88889-0

1-134-55827-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Economics. Economic history ; ; III

Disciplina

230

Soggetti

Great Britain Economic conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1981.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. The method of historical economics -- part two. Enterprise in late Victorian Britain -- part three. Britain in the world economy, 1846-1913.

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this book focus on the controversies concerning Britain's economic performance between the mid-nineteenth century and the First World War. The overriding theme is that Britain's own resources were consistently more productive, more resilient and more successful than is normally assumed.  And if the economy's achievement was considerable, the influence on it of external factors (trade, international competition, policy) were much less significant than is normally supposed. <BR> The book is structured as follows: Part One: The Method of Historical Economics Part Two: Enterprise in