The Victorian Economy by Francois Crouzet - 9780415851954

The Victorian EconomyAuthor(s): Francois Crouzet\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415851954, 978-0415851954\nSynopsis\nBritains role in the mid-nineteenth century as the worlds greatest economic power was an extraordinary phenomenon, foreshadowed in the Industrial Revolution of the century before and originating from a unique combination of global and indigenous factors.\n\nIn this study Franois Crouzet analyses the growth and in late Victorian Britain decline of the nations economy, drawing on an immense amount of quantitative data to examine and explain its development. The book begins with a macroeconomic survey of the period, reviewing broad fluctuations in economic growth and the question of the mid-Victorian boom, structural changes in the balance of the economy, demographic movements, capital formation and the influence of Free Trade. Professor Crouzet then goes on to look in detail at the different sec.