World of Possibilities

World of Possibilities
Author: Charles F. Sabel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2002-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521894432

This book retells the history of Western industrialization, revealing possibilities unexplored in the nineteenth century, variants of which have come to transform present day economies. It shows that economic actors have historically been more aware of the great strategic choices they faced than standard theory credits them with being, and this surprising acuity allows them to imagine and put into practice solutions which current theories of industrial organization have scarcely anticipated. The book is therefore at one and the same time a contribution to a substantive revision of the history of mechanized production and a propaedeutic in a form of explanation that approximates the knowledge of the actor to the knowledge of the theorist. The volume groups essays presented by a multinational team of historians and social scientists drawing on intensive primary research on a wide range of firms, regions, sectors and national economies in Western Europe and the United States from the eighteenth century to the 1990s.

Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914

Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914
Author: James H. Treble
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351172077

First published in 1979, Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914 examines the plight of the poor in towns as a direct result of industrialization. This valuable study examines the major causes of poverty – low pay, casual labour, unemployment, sickness, widowhood, large families, old age, drink and personal failings – and society’s response to the problem. It also pays attention to the changes in food consumption brought about by migration to the urban areas. Detailed accounts of specific problems and specific situations are combined with a look at the broader questions, and subsequently provides a thorough account of urban poverty in this period.

Striking a Bargain

Striking a Bargain
Author: James Alan Jaffe
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000
Genre: Industrial relations
ISBN: 9780719049521

Economic Developments in Victorian Scotland

Economic Developments in Victorian Scotland
Author: W.H. Marwick
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317234774

Marwick argues that economic development in Scotland was severely delayed until the 18th Century unlike neighbouring countries. Originally published in 1936, this study aims to explore key features of economic development in Victorian Scotland to promote more understanding of this issue. Issues discussed include ownership of land and capital, administration and finances of industry, organisation of trade and marketing, labour and recruitment, trade unions, housing and other aspects which impact on the standard of life. This title will be of interest to students of Economics and Industrial History.