312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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A history of the rise of industrialism in modern Europe, containing a description of the revolutionary changes which transformed industry, commerce and agriculture at the beginning of the last century, with an account of their reactions on the political and economic condition of the chief European nations.
The social problems created by this momentous revolution are discussed in detail, and a... Read more
CHAP. PAGE
Preface… v
Introduction vii
I The Industrial Revolution 1
II The Agrarian Revolution… 14
III The Revolution in Transport… 34
IV The Revolution in Commerce… 51
V The Revolution in Commercial Policy… 65
VI MOney, Banking and Investment… 82
VII Socialism and the Social Problem… 106
VIII The Political Labour Movement… 125
IX The Industrial Labour Movement… 140
X The Co-operative Movement… 160
XI Profit-sharing and Co-Partnership… 189
XII The Factory Laws… 199
XIII The Poor Laws… 214
XIV Social Insurance… 236
XV SOME Recent Tendencies… 261
Statistical Appendix… 278
Suggestions for Further Reading… 282
Index … 235
Biography
a. Birnie
