Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Several Matters Relating to Coal in the United Kingdom
Author: Great Britain. Coal Commission
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Published: 1871
Total Pages: 206
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Author: Great Britain. Coal Commission
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Published: 1871
Total Pages: 206
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Published: 1871
Total Pages: 624
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. Walker Hanlon
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2024-09-10
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 0691213410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy Britain’s attempt at small government proved unable to cope with the challenges of the modern world In the nineteenth century, as Britain attained a leading economic and political position in Europe, British policymakers embarked on a bold experiment with small and limited government. By the outbreak of the First World War, however, this laissez-faire philosophy of government had been abandoned and the country had taken its first steps toward becoming a modern welfare state. This book tells the story of Britain’s laissez-faire experiment, examining why it was done, how it functioned, and why it was ultimately rejected in favor of a more interventionist form of governance. Blending insights from modern economic theory with a wealth of historical evidence, W. Walker Hanlon traces the slow expansion of government intervention across a broad spectrum of government functions in order to understand why and how Britain gave up on laissez-faire. It was not abandoned because Britain’s leaders lost faith in small government as some have suggested, nor did it collapse under the growing influence of working-class political power. Instead, Britain’s move away from small government was a pragmatic and piecemeal response—by policymakers who often deeply believed in laissez-faire—to the economic forces unleashed by the Industrial Revolution.
Author: British Association for the Advancement of Science
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 1568
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Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-05-11
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 338280381X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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Published: 1849
Total Pages: 198
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 1984
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 166
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