Books in the Routledge Explorations in Economic History series

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Demonstrates how finance is affected by key political and social forces and cultural norms. This book shows how they have determined the progression, development, destruction and renewal of financial life in Europe, Russia and the United States.

Brings together two areas of inquiry, the history of tin and its role in producing countries and the history of cartelization as a solution to the inherent difficulties of primary commodity markets.

Aimed at students studying nineteenth century British history and sociologists, this work covers a range of themes such as: the forms of behavior, institutions and strategies that contributed to the formation of trust; the circumstances that could lead to its rise or fall; the presence of distrust; and the relationship between trust and power.

Combines lessons and insights from financial theory with qualitative evidence, showing how the Georgians actually behaved and explaining why a bubble could occur without a gambling mania being to blame.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of industrial development in Ireland and its impact on Irish society between 1801-1922. This book presents economic and social dimensions of Irish industrial history during the Union between Ireland and Great Britain.

This is an economic, social and cultural analysis of the nature and variety of production and consumption acitivities in households in the counties of Kent and Cornwall.

Examines the controlling influences that drive macroeconomic policies in the United States. This book addresses the history of the interests, ideas, and practices of monetary and fiscal policies in the US. It also examines macro-policies in other countries, particularly the UK.

The industrial revolution and the creation of the modern (national) state are two of the main historical processes to have occurred during the nineteenth century. This book demonstrates that industrial transformation was very much connected to state and military interests and was bolstered by elite groups who served such interests.

This book provides a new answer to the old question of the 'rise of the west': why did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth while others stagnated?

This book is a timely examination of banks and corporate finance. It addresses such issues as credit constraints, the supervisions of managers and the stabilization of share prices.

Analyzes the nature of the ancient Greek economy, offering a comprehensive survey.

Offers a basic outline of the history of the American steel industry, a sector of the economy that has been an important part of the industrial system. This book covers 1830's, when the American iron and steel industry resembled the traditional iron producing sector that had existed in the old world for centuries, and it ends in 2001.

Represents the attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. This book traces the industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is regarded by many as a model welfare state.

This book takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company, locating their origins in social and political practice.

Drawing upon a wide range of archival sources, this book provides the first full assessment of the Conservatives' performance in the period of 1951-1964, a decisive period for the British economy.

Demonstrates that international economic integration is an economic and political process that also involves political economy. This book also examines the types of organizations that exemplify international economic integration, such as colonial empires, merchant associations, religious empires, criminal empires, free trade areas, and more.

Tirthankar Roy turns his attention to labour and livelihood and the nature of economic change in the Indian Subcontinent, challenging prevailing wisdom and formulating new views.

This work examines the establishment and effectiveness of import controls, particularly quotas. Placing quotas back in the centre of British history, Milward and Brennan make some radical claims for Britain's economic performance.

Survey is the economic development of the world's industrial metropolis. This book argues that London was a centre of 19th-century British economic growth. It uses modern economic theories of cities to explain the causes of metropolitan economic development, and emphasizes the changing role of the metropolis within Britain and the world economy.

The pre-revolutionary Russian economy was backward and stagnant. Whatever the criticisms of the economy post-revolution, the turnaround in terms of growth and output was staggering. This book looks at the alternatives to Stalin's reform program that had such tragic outcomes. It also examines the theories of Russian economists of the period.

This volume discusses societal resilience to food crises, examining the responses and strategies at the societal level that effectively helped individuals and groups to cope with drops in food supply in various parts of the world over the past two millennia.