The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British historians. This book sets out the present state of the discussion and introduces new directions in which the debate about the British decline is now proceeding: Among other themes, the book examines: * the role of the service sector alongside manufacturing * the distinctiveness of the British regions * the state's role in the British decline including an analysis of its responsibility for the maintenance and modernization of...
The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British histor...
Is France still proving itself to be an exception to European economic development? Jean-Pierre Dormois surveys France's spectacular economic transformation over the past century. His general introduction to the major transformation of French society tackles the key themes associated with France, such as "Malthusianism," "exceptionalism" and "Colbertism," as well as those found in standard country economic assessments such as the role of human capital formation, economic institutions, and openness to the rest of the world.
Is France still proving itself to be an exception to European economic development? Jean-Pierre Dormois surveys France's spectacular economic transfor...
The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British historians. This book sets out the present state of the discussion and introduces new directions in which the debate about the British decline is now proceeding: Among other themes, the book examines: * the role of the service sector alongside manufacturing * the distinctiveness of the British regions * the state's role in the British decline including an analysis of its responsibility for the maintenance and modernization of...
The decline of British Industry in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period is the subject of major concern to economic and modern British histor...
