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Population, Welfare and Economic Change in Britain, 1290-1834 (People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History Book 5) by Chris Briggs; P. M. Kitson; S. J. Thompson; E.A. Wrigley; Bruce M.S. Campbell; Lorraine Barry; Rebecca Oakes; Julie Marfany; Samantha Williams; Jeremy Boulton; Nigel Goose; Margaret Yates; Tracy Dennison; Sheilagh Ogilvie; Richard Hoyle is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Presents the latest research on the causes and consequences of British population change from the medieval period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, in both town and countrysidePopulation, Welfare and Economic Change presents the latest research on the causes and consequences of British population change from the medieval period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, in both town and countryside. Its overarching concern is with the economic and demographic decision-making of individuals and groups and the extent to which these were constrained by institutions and resources. Within this, the volume's particular focus is on population growth: its causes and the welfare challenges it posed. Several chapters investigate the success with which the English Old Poor Law provided care for the poor and elderly, and new work on alternative welfare institutions, such as almshouses, is also presented. A further distinctive feature of this book is its comparative perspective. By making systematic comparisons between economic and demographic developments in pre-industrial Britain and those taking place in various regions of contemporary Continental Europe and Russia, several chapters unc

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Author

Chris Briggs; P. M. Kitson; S. J. Thompson; E.A. Wrigley; Bruce M.S. Campbell; Lorraine Barry; Rebecca Oakes; Julie Marfany; Samantha Williams; Jeremy Boulton; Nigel Goose; Margaret Yates; Tracy Dennison; Sheilagh Ogilvie; Richard Hoyle

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781843839552

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Economics