The Industrial Revolution

CUP Archive, 2003 - Industrial revolution - 212 pages

Presents insight into the thoughts and ideas of some of nineteenth-century important minds of the Industrial Revolution.

PARLIAMENTARY COLBERTISM	403

class The improvements in production led to the adoption of a new policy	405

controlled the administrative system The legislative method of fostering	406

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

PUBLIC FINANCE	419

CURRENCY AND CREDIT	431

which advanced money on more favourable terms than the goldsmiths	441

formation of capital there The Bank of Scotland issued 1 notes to	456

THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD	609

involved the decay of cottage employment and increased the differentiation	616

THE INTRODUCTION OF MACHINERY IN THE TEXTILE TRADES	620

revolution first occurred through the inventions which Arkwright rendered	627

duction of machinery in calico printing led to the substitution of boys	639

machines for carding and scribbling and these had been generally adopted	649

AGGRAVATIONS OF THE EVILS OF TRANSITION	668

evitable difficulties of transition were aggravated by the fluctuations of trade	676

large earnings to those woollen weavers who found employment but	463

rampant The malpractice of the officials and the impoverished condition	471

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

organised under Elizabeth and was developed by the establishment of	490

occurred in the local distribution of industry can sometimes be explained	503

were habitually taken to open and retain foreign markets for English cloth	509

incursion gave opportunities for planting new industries which Parliament	515

trade underwent little change in organisation but was exposed to difficulties	526

communication had often been projected for conveying corn and the	532

SPIRITED PROPRIETORS AND SUBSTANTIAL TENANTS	540

from time to time discussions which throw light on contemporary social	553

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

frequent temptation to overtrading while Pitt used his power of borrowing	577

The encouragement of the English landed interest reacted unfavourably	580

colonies broke up the British commercial system and discredited	588

would increase and that special encouragements were needless and costly	593

LAISSEZ FAIRE	601

HUMAN WELFARE	608

burden was deferred and while Pitts Sinking Fund which avoided	699

home production of corn enclosure was pushed on in the belief that	707

reintroduce the assessment of wages and in a period of severe distress	722

obtain redress under the existing laws but suffered from the passing	732

under the influence of John Stuart Mill became dissatisfied with the mere	745

was improved by altering the conditions for the settlement of the poor	754

by providing employment and granting allowances were most demoralising	763

Most of the evils which were brought to light had attached to cottage	774

handloom weavers was not treated as a subject for State interference	798

FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORT	811

liability and these were largely used for transoceanic shipping The trade	822

commerce gave rise to an agitation by London merchants against the system	829

and political antagonism was roused against the Corn Laws as recast	844

faire in commerce combined with a belief that the colonies were an expense	850

POSTSCRIPT	865

a parallel with that of the sixteenth century in the substitution of a	871

other peoples to the English model as well as a high respect for human life	881