Wealth and welfare [electronic resource] : an economic and social history of Britain, 1851-1951 / Martin Daunton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Economic and social history of BritainPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: xv, 656 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 330.941/08 22
LOC classification:
  • HC255 .D38 2007eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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