1st Edition

The Vital Century England's Economy 1714-1815

By John Rule Copyright 1992
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

Long neglected, the Eighteenth Century is now the focus for much of the most exciting work in history today. This new research has so altered and expanded our understanding of the Georgian economy that some historians now question the very idea of an `Industrial Revolution'. John Rule uses the latest scholarship for a comprehensive and magisterial review -- of population, output, agriculture,... Read more
List of abbreviations  List of figures.  List of tables.  Introductory Note.  Preface.  Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction.
2. Growth of population and output. 3. The agricultural economy.  4. The manufacturing economy.  5. Forms of enterprise in manufacturing.  6. Labour in manufacturing and mining.  7. Roadway and waterways.  8. Markets.  9. Money matters: debt, taxes and currency.  10. The vital century?  Select bibliography.  Index.

Biography

John Rule