Routledge Library Editions: Economics and Society
An Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815–1979
1st Edition
By C.G. Powell
November 21, 2025
An Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815–1979 (1982) looks at the crucial role the building industry plays in the national economy, not only as a major direct contributor to GNP, but also its effect on a variety of areas from institutional finance to the DIY market. The nature of ...
An Introduction to Urban Renewal
1st Edition
By Michael S. Gibson, Michael J. Langstaff
November 21, 2025
An Introduction to Urban Renewal (1982) critically reviews policies focusing on the renewal of decaying inner urban areas and examines future prospects within a historical perspective. The work draws together views from the fields of planning, housing, environmental health, architecture, estate ...
Applied Measures for Promoting Technological Growth
1st Edition
By Stanley A. Hetzler
November 21, 2025
Applied Measures for Promoting Technological Growth (1973) provides a comprehensive treatment of the whole range of developmental problems facing the technologically backward society, and suggests clear-cut approaches to the solution of these difficulties. The author deals in detail with the areas ...
Britain 1906–1951: A Welfare State
1st Edition
By Peter Teed
November 21, 2025
Britain 1906–1951 (1963) looks at British history and economics from the first half of the twentieth century. It examines the changing political and economic situation before and after the First World War, the impacts of the Great Depression and Britain’s rearmament programme, the Second World War,...
British Economic Performance 1880–1980
1st Edition
Edited
By Rex Pope, Bernard Hoyle
November 21, 2025
British Economic Performance 1880–1980 (1985) consists of a collection of documents illustrating the development of the British economy in the twentieth century. The bulk of the book comprises extracts from reports of government inquiries, newspaper articles, company reports, parliamentary ...
Cost Planning and Building Economics
1st Edition
By Duncan Cartlidge
November 21, 2025
Cost Planning and Building Economics (1973) looks at the technique of planning costs before and during construction, of particular use to students preparing career in chartered surveying and associated building economics....
Crisis in the East European Economy: The Spread of the Polish Disease
1st Edition
Edited
By Jan Drewnowski
November 21, 2025
Crisis in the East European Economy (1982) is a collection of essays, written by leading specialists in centrally planned economies, examining developments in late-stage Soviet-style economies in East European countries. The case of Poland is given special attention as the disorder was most ...
England in Transition: Life and Work in the Eighteenth Century
1st Edition
By M. Dorothy George
November 21, 2025
England in Transition (1931) examines life and work in eighteenth-century England, a time of massive upheaval as the Industrial Revolution changed every aspect of the country’s economic and social conditions....
Foreign Investment in Eastern Europe
1st Edition
By Zbigniew Dobosiewicz
November 21, 2025
Foreign Investment in Eastern Europe (1992) examines the political and social implications of economic activity in the countries of Eastern Europe and the role and prospects of foreign investment. This study looks at the variety of problems that face investors, such as converting earnings into hard...
Government Policy and Industrial Change
1st Edition
Edited
By David Gibbs
November 21, 2025
Government Policy and Industrial Change (1989) seeks to take stock of the recent changes in policy issues in the UK and USA – de-industrialisation, internationalisation, technological change – and investigates in particular four areas at the cutting edge of policy change. It looks at the impact of ...
Growth in the British Economy: A Study of Economic Problems and Policies in Contemporary Britain
1st Edition
By Political and Economic Planning
November 21, 2025
Growth in the British Economy (1960) examines the slow rate of growth in the British economy and evaluates the view that Britain is lagging behind other industrial countries. It points to aspects of Britain’s economic performance which could have serious implications for the country’s future. Among...
Industrial Trade Associations: Activities and Organisation
1st Edition
By Political and Economic Planning
November 21, 2025
Industrial Trade Associations (1957) is a full-scale study of all aspects of trade associations found in the manufacturing industry. It looks at their practices, commonplace and controversial, some of which had been investigated by the Monopolies Commission and led to the Restrictive Trade ...