Capitalism, Culture, and Decline in Britain, 1750-1990

Capitalism, Culture, and Decline in Britain, 1750-1990
Author: W. D. Rubinstein
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0415037190

Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britainis an original and controversial analysis of the thesis, made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett, and others, which states that Britain's alleged economic decline since 1870 was the result of deep-seated anti-industrial factors in Britain's culture. Rubinstein argues, from a novel perspective, that Britain was never an industrial, but always a commercial/financial economy whose comparative advantage lay within that area. Rubinstein illustrates that the much-criticized features of Britain's class system, such as the public schools, were actually efficient instruments to enhance this competitive advantage. He closely examines Britain's cultural values and elite structures to demonstrate that these were both rational and modern, arguing that Britain's standard of living has been virtually identical to all countries whose economies have been considered more "successful." Emphasizing the centralimportance of London-based finance and addressing socialism, Keynesianism, and Thatcherism,Capitalism, Culture, and Decline inBritainpresents an original and challenging contribution to this debate.

Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain

Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain
Author: W.D. Rubinstein
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134958331

First published in 2002.The aim of this book is to analyse and dispute a widely-held theory of Britain’s ‘economic decline’ since the mid-nineteenth century, and to offer an alternative view which has important implications for our understanding of British society and culture in the modern period.

British Industrial Capitalism Since The Industrial Revolution

British Industrial Capitalism Since The Industrial Revolution
Author: Roger Lloyd-Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2014-05-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134221789

The authors use a long-wave framework to examine the historical evolution of British industrial capitalism since the late-18th century, and present a challenging and distinctive economic history of modern and contemporary Britain. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on the economic history of modern Britain within history, economic and social history, economic history and economic degree schemes, and economic theory courses.

Celebrity

Celebrity
Author: Milly Williamson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1509511431

It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. And yet fundamental questions about what the system of celebrity means for our society have yet to be resolved: Is celebrity a democratization of fame or a powerful hierarchy built on exclusion? Is celebrity created through public demand or is it manufactured? Is the growth of celebrity a harmful dumbing down of culture or an expansion of the public sphere? Why has celebrity come to have such prominence in today’s expanding media? Milly Williamson unpacks these questions for students and researchers alike, re-examining some of the accepted explanations for celebrity culture. The book questions assumptions about the inevitability of the growth of celebrity culture, instead explaining how environments were created in which celebrity output flourished. It provides a compelling new history of the development of celebrity (both long-term and recent) which highlights the relationship between the economic function of celebrity in various media and entertainment industries and its changing social meanings and patterns of consumption.

Capitalism

Capitalism
Author: James Fulcher
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198726074

In this Very Short Introduction James Fulcher considers what capitalism is, the forms it can take around the world, and its history of crises and long-term development. In this new edition he discusses the fundamental impact of the global financial crises of 2007-8 and what it has meant for capitalism worldwide.

Postcapitalism

Postcapitalism
Author: Paul Mason
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0374235546

"Originally published in 2015 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Great Britain"--Title page verso.

After Brexit and Other Essays

After Brexit and Other Essays
Author: Andrew Gamble
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2021-04-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1529217091

After Brexit brings together Gamble’s most influential writings on British politics and political economy from the last 40 years, reflecting on issues that animate British politics, from the decline of the economy and reshaping the welfare state to the transformation of political parties and devolution to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The World's Key Industry

The World's Key Industry
Author: G. Harlaftis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2012-11-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137003758

Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and the role of the state to maritime business development.

Models of Capitalism

Models of Capitalism
Author: David Coates
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0745697372

The contemporary debate on economic policy is dominated by the issue of 'which model of capitalism works best'.

A History of Modern Britain

A History of Modern Britain
Author: Ellis Wasson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 111886901X

Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day. Places Britain in a global context, charting the rise and fall of the British empire and the influence of imperialism on the social, economic, and political developments of the home country Includes revised sections on imperialism and the industrial revolution that have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, a more reflective view on New Labour since its demise, and an all new section on the performance of the Conservative – Lib/Dem coalition that came into office in 2010 Features illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famous figures Spans topics as diverse as the slave trade, the novels of Charles Dickens, the Irish Potato Famine, the legalization of homosexuality, coalmines in South Wales, Antarctic exploration, and the invention of the computer Includes extensive reference to historiography