Growth of english in, Band 2

1925

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INTRODUCTION	1

lution which began in England entails a complete alteration of social	4

and employment of Capital and proved as had been anticipated to	8

choice of employments so as to favour rural districts and corporate towns	26

measures supervise the quality of products and goods exposed for sale	32

liability and these were largely used for transoceanic shipping The trade	33

wages should be assessed according to plenty or scarcity Parliament	44

estate management in the seventeenth century depended not on wool	47

The First Factory Act The condition of parish apprentices	248

The Shearmen and the Framework Knitters The use of gig	255

payments there was no check on the unconscious depreciation of	260

The Humanitarians and Robert Owen English public opinion	266

Most of the evils which were brought to light had attached to cottage	270

Public Policy in regard to Navigation The new conditions	276

Laissez Faire in Commerce The treatment of the recent economic	281

THE REGULATION OF SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS	285

relieving the poor and dealing with vagrants came to be discharged by civil	52

projects in which Burleigh was keenly interested and patents were also	53

occurred in the local distribution of industry can sometimes be explained	72

the credit system was brought out by the crisis of 1825 which led	73

chiefly practised for subsistence but with a view to the market so that	85

ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN SOCIETY	161

large earnings to those woollen weavers who found employment but	164

Public and Private Interest When the State undertakes	165

from time to time discussions which throw light on contemporary social	169

Armaments and the Useful Metals The policy pursued by	170

Reclaiming Land by Drainage The permanent improvements	176

Gold Coins and Foreign Monetary Relations	179

monetary science and led to a clearer apprehension of the cause of	182

of the Crown The Portuguese marriage and the treaty with Spain	186

were chiefly of foreign issues and after the recoinage of silver it	190

common	201

English development was affected by the conscious imitation of continental	206

The Test of Successful Rivalry The relative progress of England	208

controlled the administrative system The legislative method of fostering	211

made deliberate efforts to foster native industries and granted patents	212

PRIVILEGED COMPANIES FOR COMMERCE	214

successful jointstock Company The enterprise was opened up by French	216

Misunderstandings in regard to Credit The nature and con	218

rampant The malpractice of the officials and the impoverished condition	222

The Capitalist and Domestic Systems in the Clothing Trade Pains	227

League were finally ousted from their privileged position and the Merchant	232

Company was founded to supersede the Hanse League in the Baltic trade	234

The Revolt of the Colonies The severance of the American	238

Machinery in the Textile Trades Neither the introduction	243

to the nation at that time was disadvantageous to the outports which were	246

mills though possibly illegal was permitted since they did the work well	295

view of maintaining the quality of goods arrangements were made	300

was difficult to organise regulation in the suburbs or to prevent over	312

to alien merchants to invest their capital and to come and reside	324

involved the decay of cottage employment and increased the differentiation	329

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840	340

trade underwent little change in organisation but was exposed to difficulties	341

the chief force at work Virginia and the West India Islands attracted	342

of the time chiefly took the form of reclaiming land from inundation	344

plantations was committed either to noble proprietors who had	352

approval to schemes for colonisation but like his father he was anxious	367

THE LANDED INTEREST	372

and other countries seemed to be shown by the balance of trade which	402

new power over the plantations in a jealous spirit as they were afraid	413

clusive body through the first half of the eighteenth century The Turkey	415

PUBLIC FINANCE	419

CURRENCY AND CREDIT	431

ditions of Credit were imperfectly recognised Business assumed a specu	446

public it had to reduce its operations in 1704 and after a period of fierce	456

Revolution Parliament became supreme over economic affairs but	458

Navigation Act supplied a suitable mechanism for controlling their traffic	471

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for the employment of shipping the statesmen of the day maintained their	483

organised under Elizabeth and was developed by the establishment of	490

stimulated the coal trade which had been growing through the demand	526

communication had often been projected for conveying corn and the	532

SPIRITED PROPRIETORS AND SUBSTANTIAL TENANTS	540

progress of improvement and enclosure put an end to subsistence farming	560

jointstock company These associated merchants established several	592

Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen

Growth in English
Mabel Elizabeth Simpson,Mary A. Adams
Auszug - 1934

Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen

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Titel	Growth of english in, Band 2 Growth of english in
Veröffentlicht	1925
Original von	University of California
Digitalisiert	22. Jan. 2008

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