A study in trade-cycle history : economic fluctuations in Great Britain, 1833-1842
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A study in trade-cycle history : economic fluctuations in Great Britain, 1833-1842
Cambridge University Press, 2011, c1954
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Originally published in 1954, this volume describes and analyses the course of short-period fluctuations in the British economy between 1833 and 1842. Through concentrating on a relatively short space of time, the text is able to provide a rigorous examination of the evidence and also avoids the over-simplification inherent in comparing the history of fluctuations in different periods. A variety of sources are put under scrutiny, both 'literary' and statistical, reflecting a relative lack of surviving economic material from the period. This, in turn, reflects a generally broad approach which is described by the author as 'quantitative-historical'. Concise and highly informative, this book will remain of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth century and economic history.
Table of Contents
- List of tables
- List of charts
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The balance of payments: some general considerations
- 3. Imports of commodities other than corn
- 4. Harvests and corn imports
- 5. The American market and its fluctuations
- 6. Exports to other markets
- 7. The balance of trade and the balance of payments
- 8. Construction: railways, buildings and shipbuilding
- 9. The cotton industry
- 10. Cyclical movements in other industries
- 11. Money and banking
- 12. The pattern of the cycle
- Index.
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