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Routledge Library Editions: Economics and Society
2025
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Routledge Library Editions: Economics and Society is a 40-volume set that collects together a range of out-of-print titles that examine the role and impact of economics in society – from the funding of welfare states to foreign investment, levels of employment and unemployment, from trade unions …
Introduction to Urban Renewal
Av Michael S. Gibson, Michael J. Langstaff
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1826 kr
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An Introduction to Urban Renewal (1982) critically reviews policies focusing on the renewal of decaying inner urban areas and examines future prospects within a historical perspective. The work draws together views from the fields of planning, housing, environmental health, architecture, estate …
Allocation of Resources
Theory and Policy
Av Kenneth D. George, John Shorey
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The Allocation of Resources (1978) examines the main problems associated with resource allocation, such as those arising from economies of scale, externalities, short- and long-run market adjustments, and government intervention in various sectors of the economy.
Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815–1979
Av C.G. Powell
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An Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815–1979 (1982) looks at the crucial role the building industry plays in the national economy, not only as a major direct contributor to GNP, but also its effect on a variety of areas from institutional finance to the DIY market. The nature of …
Coming of the Welfare State
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The Coming of the Welfare State (1967) explains the climate of opinion which created the old harsh Poor Law and how it changed so that welfare began to be part of the discussion around poverty. It sets the Welfare State in the context pf society, politics and economics.
Intervention in the Mixed Economy
The Evolution of British Industrial Policy 1964–72
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Intervention in the Mixed Economy (1974) examines the problem of state intervention in mixed economies by analysing some of the most important aspects of British industrial policy of the early 1970s. The discussion concentrates on the private sector and focuses on the increase in intervention in …
Planning and Economic Growth
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Planning and Economic Growth (1965) is an analysis of the problem of unemployment in an over-populated, under-developed economy, and of the relation of investment to employment. It goes on to look at the effect of planned economic development on relative prices, in terms of intersectoral …
Politics and Production in the Early Nineteenth Century
Av Clive Behagg
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Politics and Production in the Early Nineteenth Century (1990) breaks new ground in understanding the culture of the workplace. It addresses debates in social history concerning the nature of the labour process under early capitalism and the language of politics, and it draws these debates together …
Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare
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Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas about the welfare state held by both academics and by the general public. It argues that the crisis in the welfare state in the 1980s was misunderstood by most writers in the UK – both on …
State Enterprise
Business or Politics?
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State Enterprise (1971) examines nationalized industries and their political control. It looks at their objectives, and the guidance given to the politicians tasked with running these industries, as well as the qualifications needed, and the performance demanded of them. Many of the contributions …
State Responsiveness and State Activism
An Examination of the Social Forces and State Strategies that Explain the Rise in Social Expenditures in Britain, France, Germany and Italy, 1870–1968
Av Jerald Hage, Robert Hanneman m. fl.
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State Responsiveness and State Activism (1989) provides a unique comparative account of some of the most fundamental social changes that have taken place in the western world and the role played in these changes by the state. It evaluates which models – economic, modernization, political …
Government Policy and Industrial Change
Av David Gibbs
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Government Policy and Industrial Change (1989) seeks to take stock of the recent changes in policy issues in the UK and USA – de-industrialisation, internationalisation, technological change – and investigates in particular four areas at the cutting edge of policy change. It looks at the impact of …
History of Trade Union Organisation in the North Staffordshire Potteries
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The History of Trade Union Organisation in the North Staffordshire Potteries (1931) is an account, by a potter and trade unionist, of trade unionism in the pottery industry of North Staffordshire. It describes the efforts of a century to create a stable organisation capable of negotiating on equal …
Britain 1906–1951
A Welfare State
Av Peter Teed
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Britain 1906–1951 (1963) looks at British history and economics from the first half of the twentieth century. It examines the changing political and economic situation before and after the First World War, the impacts of the Great Depression and Britain’s rearmament programme, the Second World War, …
State and Economy in Contemporary Capitalism
Av Colin Crouch
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State and Economy in Contemporary Capitalism (1979) bridges the gap between practiced concerns and the abstract nature of theories surrounding the function of the state in advanced capitalist societies. Representing different intellectual traditions and ideological standpoints, the contributors are …
Trade Signs and their Origin
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Trade Signs and their Origin (1957) surveys the history and usage of traders’ signs in Britain. The use of distinguishing signs, badges or emblems on shops is an interesting social and economic factor that spread in the Middle Ages, as traders identified and advertised their shops to an illiterate …
British Economic Performance 1880–1980
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British Economic Performance 1880–1980 (1985) consists of a collection of documents illustrating the development of the British economy in the twentieth century. The bulk of the book comprises extracts from reports of government inquiries, newspaper articles, company reports, parliamentary …
Industrial Trade Associations
Activities and Organisation
Av Political and Economic Planning
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Industrial Trade Associations (1957) is a full-scale study of all aspects of trade associations found in the manufacturing industry. It looks at their practices, commonplace and controversial, some of which had been investigated by the Monopolies Commission and led to the Restrictive Trade …
Applied Measures for Promoting Technological Growth
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Applied Measures for Promoting Technological Growth (1973) provides a comprehensive treatment of the whole range of developmental problems facing the technologically backward society, and suggests clear-cut approaches to the solution of these difficulties. The author deals in detail with the areas …
Crisis in the East European Economy
The Spread of the Polish Disease
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Crisis in the East European Economy (1982) is a collection of essays, written by leading specialists in centrally planned economies, examining developments in late-stage Soviet-style economies in East European countries. The case of Poland is given special attention as the disorder was most …
England in Transition
Life and Work in the Eighteenth Century
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England in Transition (1931) examines life and work in eighteenth-century England, a time of massive upheaval as the Industrial Revolution changed every aspect of the country’s economic and social conditions.
Growth in the British Economy
A Study of Economic Problems and Policies in Contemporary Britain
Av Political and Economic Planning
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Growth in the British Economy (1960) examines the slow rate of growth in the British economy and evaluates the view that Britain is lagging behind other industrial countries. It points to aspects of Britain’s economic performance which could have serious implications for the country’s future. Among …
Industrial Crisis
Its Causes and Its Lessons
Av Lieut.-Colonel K.E. Edgeworth
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The Industrial Crisis (1933) examines the causes and effects of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, looking at the political causes and ramifications as well as the economic ones. It looks at the varied factors – industrial output, inflation, investments, loans and debt – and attempts to draw lessons …
Social Economics
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Social Economics (1922) argues that the organisation of economic society is better based on cooperation than competition as it examines the nature and types of industrial organisation, the world of finance, trade unions and labour organisation, and pay for work.
Economics of Human Happiness
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Economics of Human Happiness (1933) is a loose treatise on how to be happy and civilized. The function of applied economics is to make wants coincident and the average citizen doesn’t vote for a particular fiscal system but rather for a possibility of greater happiness. This book examines the …
Foreign Investment in Eastern Europe
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Foreign Investment in Eastern Europe (1992) examines the political and social implications of economic activity in the countries of Eastern Europe and the role and prospects of foreign investment. This study looks at the variety of problems that face investors, such as converting earnings into hard …
Investment Economics
Av J.L. Carr
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1566 kr
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Investment Economics (1969) examines the process of investment decision-making in firms, looking at the theory of investment and the details of investment theory in business practice. The study of investment theories, prompted by the government and by nationalised industries, led many businesses to …
Price Level
A Further Problem in National Planning
Av Lieut.-Colonel K.E. Edgeworth
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1520 kr
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The Price Level (1935) looks at the mechanisms used by the government to control the trade balance and price level during the nineteenth century, and sets out the reasons why these measures were no longer suitable in the twentieth century. It examines the monetary problems and suggests new ways to …
Political Economy of Tolerable Survival
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The Political Economy of Tolerable Survival (1981) deals with economic issues such as inflation and unemployment in their social and political context and attempts both to isolate and suggest solutions to the problems which confront society. Worsening economic conditions lead to social tensions …
Tradefull Merchants
The Portrayal of the Capitalist in Literature
Av John McVeagh
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Tradefull Merchants (1981) surveys the range of English literature from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries and explores the successive new lights in which the commercial character has been depicted in poetry, drama and fiction, and thus in society at large. As capitalism began to develop into …
