Enclosure and the Yeoman

The Agricultural Development of the South Midlands 1450-1850

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

Av Robert C. Allen, Vancouver) Allen, Robert C. (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia, ALLEN

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This book traces the shift from medieval to modern institutions in English agriculture. It explores their importance for productivity growth, income distribution, and the contribution of agriculture to British economic development. Robert C. Allen's pioneering study shows that, contrary to the assumption of many historians, small-scale farmers in the open-field system were responsible for a considerable proportion of the productivity growth achieved between the middle ages and the nineteenth century. The process of enclosure and the replacement of these yeomen by large-scale tenant farming relying on wage labour had relatively little impact on the agricultural contribution to economic development during the industrial revolution. Enclosures and large farms enriched landowners without benefiting consumers, workers, or farmers.Thoroughly grounded in the archival sources, and underpinned by rigorous economic analysis, Enclosure and the Yeoman is a scholarly and challenging reassessment of the history of English agriculture. It will be indispensable reading for all historians concerned with the making of modern Britain.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum1992-04-30
  • Mått163 x 237 x 27 mm
  • Vikt762 g
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor492
  • FörlagClarendon Press
  • ISBN9780198282969
  • UtmärkelserWinner of the Gyorgi Ranki Prize presented by the Economic History Association 1994