Britain and America, 1850–1939 - Philip S. Bagwell, G. E. Mingay

Britain and America, 1850–1939

A Study of Economic Change
Buch | Hardcover
326 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-85953-8 (ISBN)
129,95 inkl. MwSt
First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850–1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies. The authors present a comparative survey of the economic development of Britain and America.
First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850–1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies.

The authors present a comparative survey of the economic development of Britain and America. The book compares and contrasts the economic and social progress of the two countries in the period of rapid industrialization and dramatic social change between 1850 and 1939. Throughout, the authors explain the interaction of the two economies upon each other and give reasons – social and political as well as economic – for the outstanding differences in the economic life of the two countries.

Separate chapters give a comprehensive account of agriculture, transport, trade unions, banking, overseas trade, industry, and social problems. Among the individual topics considered are the economic significance of the Civil War, the influence of the railways, migration of labour and export of capital, the retardation of the British economy, the great slump of the 1930s and the New Deal. The authors support their arguments with numerous statistical tables, charts, and diagrams. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of economics and history.

Philip S. Bagwell was an eminent British transport and labour historian. On these subjects, he had been consultant to the BBC for schools history TV Broadcasts. He spent his teaching career at the Polytechnic of Central London, now the University of Westminster. His main academic contribution was in the field of British railway history. His first book, published in 1963, was a commissioned history of a trade union Railwaymen: A History of the NUR. G. E. Mingay was Emeritus Professor of Agrarian History at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He served as the President of the British Agricultural History Society. His other works include The Victorian Countryside (1981) and The Transformation of Britain, 1830–1939 (1986) and The Unquiet Countryside (1989).

1. Introduction: the British and American economies in the nineteenth century 2. Internal transport 3. Agriculture 4. International trade and the movement of factors 1850–1914 5. The money and capital markets 6. Industrial developments 1850–1914 7. Trade unions 8. Social progress 1850–1939 9. The Atlantic economy 1914–29 10. The nineteen-thirties

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.10.2024
Reihe/Serie Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Makroökonomie
ISBN-10 1-032-85953-9 / 1032859539
ISBN-13 978-1-032-85953-8 / 9781032859538
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