Study In Trade-Cycle History, A: Economic Fluctuations In

Description: Originally published in 1954, this volume describes and analyses the course of short-period fluctuations in the British economy between 1833 and 1842. Through concentrating on a relatively short space of time, the text is able to provide a rigorous examination of the evidence and also avoids the over-simplification inherent in comparing the history of fluctuations in different periods. A variety of sources are put under scrutiny, both 'literary' and statistical, reflecting a relative lack of surviving economic material from the period. This, in turn, reflects a generally broad approach which is described by the author as 'quantitative-historical'. Concise and highly informative, this book will remain of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth century and economic history.

Contents: List of tables; List of charts; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The balance of payments: some general considerations; 3. Imports of commodities other than corn; 4. Harvests and corn imports; 5. The American market and its fluctuations; 6. Exports to other markets; 7. The balance of trade and the balance of payments; 8. Construction: railways, buildings and shipbuilding; 9. The cotton industry; 10. Cyclical movements in other industries; 11. Money and banking; 12. The pattern of the cycle; Index.