In 1801 the population of Great Britain was 10.6 million; by 1901
it was 37.1 million. The national product in 1801 has been valued
at GBP138,000,000; by 1901 it was GBP1,948,000,000. The rise per
head was from GBP12.9 to GBP52.5 and, as these figures represent
constant prices, the rise in material standards is evident, even
allowing for the unequal distribution of socially created wealth.
This book is a short, crisp survey of the major economic and social
developments in nineteenth-century Britain. It combines a brief
narrative history with a lucid and exciting synthesis of all the
important problems and academic controversies. The chapters discuss
economic growth, population - its growth, impact and movement -
urbanisation and the housing problem, industry, agriculture,
transport, overseas trade and foreign investment, life and labour,
education, finance, the role of government, and the social
structure. The text is extensively subdivided for easy reference,
and is illustrated with numberous tables and diagrams. There is a
full critical bibliography at the end of each chapter and a
chronological table of events at the end of the book.
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