The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Jane Humphries, University of Oxford
Paul Johnson, University of Western Australia, Perth
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Leading historians and economists examine the foundational importance of economic life in modern Britain as well as the close interconnections between economic, social, political and cultural change. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and how to apply quantitative methods. Volume 2, on 1870 to the present, tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early twenty-first-century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. The chapters re-examine issues of Britain's relative economic growth and decline over the 'long' twentieth century, setting the British experience within an international context, and benchmark its performance against that of its European and global competitors.
- New edition comprised of completely new material including topics that reflect the most current concerns and recent literature
- Demonstrates the importance of economic history and its relevance to current economic theory
- Statistical and quantitative material is clearly explained and supported by graphs and diagrams
Product details
December 2014Paperback
9781107686731
599 pages
246 × 172 × 27 mm
1.17kg
77 b/w illus. 71 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Economic growth during the long twentieth century Nicholas Crafts
- 2. From empire to Europe: Britain in the world economy Kevin O'Rourke
- 3. Population, migration and labour supply Tim Hatton
- 4. Health and welfare Bernard Harris
- 5. Income and living standards Ian Gazeley
- 6. Technology, innovation and economic growth Tom Nicholas
- 7. Consumption and affluence Avner Offer
- 8. Cycles and depressions Matthias Morys
- 9. The City and the corporate economy David Chambers
- 10. Armaments and the economy Jari Eloranta
- 11. The deindustrial revolution: the rise and fall of UK manufacturing, 1870–2010 Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie
- 12. The rise of the service sector Steve Broadberry
- 13. The household economy Peter Scott
- 14. Growth of the public sector Bob Millward
- 15. Soft power: the media industries Gerben Bakker
- 16. Sterling and monetary policy Catherine Schenk
- 17. Economic policy and management Roger Middleton
- 18. Economic ideas and ideology Roger Backhouse and Keith Tribe.
