An Economic History of London 1800-1914 by Michael Ball, Davi... - 9780415246910

Michael Ball

An Economic History of London 1800-1914Author(s): Michael Ball, David Sunderland\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415246910, 978-0415246910\nSynopsis\nIn 1800 London was already the largest city in the world, and over the course of the next century its population grew rapidly, reaching over seven million by 1914. Historians have often depicted London after the Industrial Revolution as an industrial backwater that declined into the mass exploitation of labour through 'sweating', dominated by City and merchant interests. This book instead argues that London was a centre of nineteenth-century British economic growth. Modern economic theories of cities are used to explain the causes of metropolitan economic development, and emphasis is placed on the changing role of the metropolis within Britain and the wider world economy. \n\nIndividual chapters comprehensively survey a wide variety of topics including: \n\npopulat.