Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Transport
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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First and Second Reports from the Select Committee on Transport Together with the Proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Transport
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Publisher:
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Second Report from the Select Committee on Railway Acts Enactments
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Railway Acts Enactments
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Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Index to the Reports from Select Committees of the House of Commons: 1800-1845
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Reports from Committees
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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Minutes of Proceedings
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Sessional Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Sessional Papers, Printed by Order of the House of Lords, Or Presented by Royal Command, in the Session ..
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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... First and Second Reports from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on Audit of Railway Accounts
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Select committee on audit of railway accounts
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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The Laissez-Faire Experiment
Author: W. Walker Hanlon
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691213410
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Why 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.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691213410
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Why 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.