An Economic History of Europe 1760-1930

ISBN-13: 9780415379205 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 289 str.

Arthur Birnie

Opis

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 historical survey is given of the various attempts to correct the evils of industrialism, on the one hand through state intervention by means of poor laws, factory laws, schemes of social insurance, etc., and on the other through voluntary effort as manifested in movements like trade unionism, co-operation, profit sharing and co-partnership. Post-war developments such as the Russian Revolution and international labour legislation are also described in detail and depth. This book was first published in 1930.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction  1. The Industrial Revolution 2. The Agrarian Revolution 3. The Revolution in Transport 4. The Revolution in Commerce 5. The Revolution in Commercial Policy 6. Money, Banking and Investment 7. Socialism and the Social Problem 8. The Political Labour Movement 9. The Industrial Labour Movement 10. The Co-operative Movement 11. Profit-sharing and Co-Partnership 12. The Factory Laws 13. The Poor Laws 14. Social Insurance 15. Some Recent Tendencies  Statistical Appendix  Suggestions for Further Reading  Index

O autorze

a. Birnie