Deceleration in the Eighteenth-Century British Economy
Originally published in 1976 the theme of this book was that the advance of the British economy between 1660 and 1780 was not continuous and, contrary to a widely held view, there was a pause or at best retarded growth between about 1725 and 1750. Substantiated by reference to the development of a number of industries and regions, the author argues that labour’s attitude to work, demographic cha...
Originally published in 1976 the theme of this book was that the advance of the British economy between 1660 and 1780 was not continuous and, contrary to a widely held view, there was a pause or at best retarded growth between about 1725 and 1750. Substantiated by reference to the development of a number of industries and regions, the author argues that labour’s attitude to work, demographic cha...
