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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
HUMAN WELFARE | 3 |
the formation of capital rendered it possible to give effect to these schemes | 8 |
OF THE MERCANTILE SYSTEM IN GENERAL | 13 |
THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH | 20 |
evitable difficulties of transition were aggravated by the fluctuations of trade | 21 |
choice of employments so as to favour rural districts and corporate towns | 26 |
stimulated the coal trade which had been growing through the demand | 28 |
to the nation at that time was disadvantageous to the outports which were | 241 |
new processes nor of new implements had such marked results as | 244 |
THE INTRODUCTION OF MACHINERY IN THE TEXTILE TRADES | 247 |
clusive body through the first half of the eighteenth century The Turkey | 250 |
machines for carding and scribbling and these had been generally adopted | 253 |
frequent temptation to overtrading while Pitt used his power of borrowing | 258 |
had been successful in both its objects for many years that of 1773 | 264 |
The Humanitarians and Robert Owen English public opinion | 266 |
A Wages Assessments p | 37 |
overcome The granting of monopolies began with mining and metallurgical | 53 |
factor in economic prosperity and desired to relieve its burdens they were | 60 |
tribute the burden of taxation and were not concerned to promote | 66 |
development of English maritime power he went behind the work of naval | 69 |
made deliberate efforts to foster native industries and granted patents | 75 |
THE LANDED INTEREST | 85 |
were chiefly of foreign issues and after the recoinage of silver it | 137 |
monetary science and led to a clearer apprehension of the cause of | 156 |
increased supply of silver available in the sixteenth century but it is not easy | 164 |
population could be absorbed criminals and prisoners of war were trans | 165 |
The Statute of Artificers In Elizabeths reign the rules | 167 |
The Assessment of Wages With the view of providing that | 168 |
from time to time discussions which throw light on contemporary social | 169 |
THE STUARTS | 170 |
The Regulation of the Corn Trade In regulating the corn trade | 173 |
The Profit of the Plough and of the Flock The most remunerative | 174 |
contrast between the high aims of the Stuarts and the notorious corruption | 185 |
of the Crown The Portuguese marriage and the treaty with Spain | 186 |
Company was founded to supersede the Hanse League in the Baltic trade | 191 |
was difficult to organise regulation in the suburbs or to prevent over | 199 |
Methods of Administration The starting of these distant | 203 |
LAISSEZ FAIRE | 205 |
English development was affected by the conscious imitation of continental | 206 |
controlled the administrative system The legislative method of fostering | 211 |
PRIVILEGED COMPANIES FOR COMMERCE | 214 |
League were finally ousted from their privileged position and the Merchant | 223 |
occurred in the local distribution of industry can sometimes be explained | 227 |
The Incidental effects of English Rural Development on Ireland | 237 |
Most of the evils which were brought to light had attached to cottage | 270 |
liability and these were largely used for transoceanic shipping The trade | 275 |
the African trade Several Companies were organised in succession under | 278 |
Laissez Faire in Commerce The treatment of the recent economic | 281 |
successful jointstock Company The enterprise was opened up by French | 284 |
view of maintaining the quality of goods arrangements were made | 312 |
to alien merchants to invest their capital and to come and reside | 324 |
THE BEGINNINGS OF EXPANSION | 331 |
trade underwent little change in organisation but was exposed to difficulties | 341 |
the chief force at work Virginia and the West India Islands attracted | 342 |
of the time chiefly took the form of reclaiming land from inundation | 344 |
in Ireland was similar but the conditions were very different as the country | 361 |
phleteers treated economic questions according to empirical methods | 380 |
the progress of the country appeared to be given by the prosperity | 386 |
and other countries seemed to be shown by the balance of trade which | 395 |
PARLIAMENTARY COLBERTISM | 403 |
new power over the plantations in a jealous spirit as they were afraid | 413 |
PUBLIC FINANCE | 419 |
CURRENCY AND CREDIT | 431 |
which advanced money on more favourable terms than the goldsmiths | 441 |
formation of capital there The Bank of Scotland issued 1 notes to | 453 |
rampant The malpractice of the officials and the impoverished condition | 471 |
for the employment of shipping the statesmen of the day maintained their | 483 |
organised under Elizabeth and was developed by the establishment of | 490 |
communication had often been projected for conveying corn and the | 532 |
1 | 535 |
SPIRITED PROPRIETORS AND SUBSTANTIAL TENANTS | 540 |
progress of improvement and enclosure put an end to subsistence farming | 552 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Growth of English Industry and Commerce: In Modern Times, Volume 2,Partie 1 William Cunningham Affichage du livre entier - 1925 |
The Growth of English Industry and Commerce ..., Volume 2 William Cunningham Affichage du livre entier - 1907 |
The Growth of English Industry and Commerce: In modern times William Cunningham Affichage d'extraits - 1968 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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| Titre | The Growth of English Industry and Commerce |
| Auteur | William Cunningham |
| Éditeur | CUP Archive, 1938 |
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