Economic Policy and Projects by Joan Thirsk
The 16th and 17th centuries in England saw a remarkable diversification of industry fostered largely by the government, which sought to reduce expensive imports and lessen dependence on foreign goods. These new sources of production expanded employment, and thus brought the growing population into the economy and provided for the emergence of a consumer society. Emphasizing the role of labor in creating wealth, political economists thereafter formulated a new view of the economy. This volume provides an insightful analysis of this transformation and looks at the impact new consumer industries had on the English economy and economic ideas.
Joan Thirsk is the UK's leading historian of agriculture. She is the author of Alternative Agriculture: A History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198282747 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198282745 |
| Title | Economic Policy and Projects |
| Author | Joan Thirsk |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1978-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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