| Population, Welfare and Economic Change in Britain, 1290-1834 Contributor(s): Briggs, Chris (Editor), Kitson, P. M. (Editor), Thompson, S. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843839555 ISBN-13: 9781843839552 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 304.609 |
| LCCN: 2015301219 |
| Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 362 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book's overarching concern is with the economic and demographic decision-making of individuals and groups and the extent to which these were constrained by institutions and resources, and its particular focus is on population growth: its causes and the welfare challenges it posed. A distinctive feature of this book is its comparative perspective. By making systematic comparisons between economic and demographic developments in pre-industrial Britain and those taking place in various regions of contemporary Continental Europe and Russia, several chapters uncover how far Britain in this period was 'different'. |