Wealth and welfare : an economic and social history of Britain, 1851-1951 / Martin Daunton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daunton, M. J. (Martin J.), author.

Series:

Economic and social history of Britain.

Oxford scholarship online.

Economic and social history of Britain

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Economic conditions--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (673 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Martin Daunton examines the continuities and changes that occurred in the social and economic history of Britain, from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. He also streses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.

Contents:

The nation's wealth and the people's welfare

Agriculture and the land

Industry and the urban economy

The service economy

The growth of the British economy

Free trade and protectionism

Capital exports

The rise and demise of the gold standard

Rebuilding the international economic order?

Births and marriages

Deaths and disease

Rich and poor

Cultures of consumption

Taxing and spending

Education

From the poor law to the welfare state

Managing the economy

The festival of Britain and British identity.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03235-1

1-281-16046-6

9786611160463

0-19-152493-X

1-4356-0977-8

OCLC:

476246756