Wealth and welfare an economic and social history of Britain, 1851-1951 /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Economic and social history of Britain.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- The nation's wealth and the people's welfare
- Agriculture and the land
- Industry and the urban economy
- The service economy
- The growth of the British economy
- Free trade and protectionism
- Capital exports
- The rise and demise of the gold standard
- Rebuilding the international economic order?
- Births and marriages
- Deaths and disease
- Rich and poor
- Cultures of consumption
- Taxing and spending
- Education
- From the poor law to the welfare state
- Managing the economy
- The festival of Britain and British identity.