British Industrial Capitalism Since The Industrial Revolution - 9781138161122

Taylor & Francis

The authors use a long-wave framework to examine the historical evolution of British industrial capitalism since the late-18th century, and present a challenging and distinctive economic history of modern and contemporary Britain. > The authors use a long-wave framework to examine the historical evolution of British industrial capitalism since the late-18th century, and present a challenging and distinctive economic history of modern and contemporary Britain. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on the economic history of modern Britain within history, economic and social history, economic history and economic degree schemes, and economic theory courses. > Introduction: theories of industrial capitalism and the long wave: a neo- Schumpetern approach PART I The first Kondratieff The Industrial Revolution Kondratieff: the structural balance of the economy; The road to free trade and the crisis of industrial capitalism c. 1815 to 1840s PART II The second Kondratieff Britv