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<p>In December 1779, charges of political corruption and the cost of the American War unleashed a political and popular movement in Britain called âeconomic reform.â It began as a political struggle between the Crown and the Opposition parties, which was supported by a powerful surge of public opinion. The initial objective of the Opposition was to reduce the âinfluence of the Crownâ â the honors, patronage, contracts, and other benefits used by the King and his ministers to strengthen their political support in Parliament and elections. In mid-course, economical reform shifted to an emphasis on better management of the finances â improved collection of the revenue, recovering balances held by offices of tax collection and expenditure, reform of accounts and audit, abolition of sinecures and fees, and establishment of a systematic process of debt reduction. The investigations and reforms of the 1780âs were the crucial first step in the long-term reform of administrative structure.</p>

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Author

Earl Aaron Reitan

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780230526204

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Economics