Progress and Poverty: An Economic and Social History of Britain 1700-1850. hardcover 636 p.
Daunton, M.J. 著
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Progress and Poverty: The Possibilities of Growth. 1: Agriculture andRural Society. Agricultural Production: The Limits of Growth. The Riseof the Great Estates and the Decline of the Yeoman. Open Fields andEnclosure: The Demise of Commonality. 2: Industry and Urban Society.Diversities of Industrialization. The Domestic Systems ofManufacturers. The Coming of the Factory. Furnaces, Forges, and Mines.Capital and Credit. 3: Integrating the Economy. Integration andSpecialization. Transport. Merchants and Marketing. Banks and Money.Demand, Supply, and Industrialization. 4: Poverty, Prosperity, andPopulation. Births, Marriages, and Deaths. The Standard of Living andthe Social History of Wages. Poor Relief and Charity. 5: Public Policyand the State. The Visible Hand: The State and the Economy. Taxationand Public Finance. Mercantilism and Free Trade. Conclusion