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Scotland since 1707 : the rise of an industrial society

Title
Scotland since 1707 : the rise of an industrial society / R.H. Campbell.
Author
Campbell, R. H. (Roy Hutcheson)
Publication
Edinburgh : J. Donald Publishers ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Distributed in the U.S. by Humanities Press, 1985.

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Description
ix, 272 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Study providing an historical economic analysis of industrial growth and decline in Scotland, UK from 1707 - describes initial economic structure based on an agricultural economy and trade, then later economic growth due to the cotton, coal and iron and steel industry and mineral resources; describes success of shipbuilding and industrial engineering enterprises; attributes their decline to international competition; stresses need to update industrial policies. Bibliography.
Subject
  • 1707-1980
  • Geschichte 1707-1985
  • Geschichte 1707-1939
  • Industrialization > Scotland
  • Economic history
  • Industrialization
  • Industrie
  • Economische geschiedenis
  • history
  • industrial growth
  • economic structure
  • agricultural economy
  • trade
  • economic growth
  • cotton
  • coal
  • iron and steel industry
  • mineral resources
  • shipbuilding
  • industrial engineering
  • competition
  • industrial policy
  • Industrie > Grande-Bretagne > Écosse (GB) > Histoire
  • Wirtschaftsgeschichte
  • Sozialgeschichte
  • Schottland
  • histoire
  • croissance industrielle
  • structure économique
  • économie agricole
  • commerce international
  • croissance économique
  • coton
  • charbon
  • industrie sidérurgique
  • ressources minérales
  • construction navale
  • ingénierie industrielle
  • concurrence
  • politique industrielle
  • historia
  • crecimiento industrial
  • estructura económica
  • economía agrícola
  • comercio internacional
  • crecimiento económico
  • algodón
  • carbón
  • industria siderúrgica
  • recursos minerales
  • construcción de buques
  • ingeniería industrial
  • competencia
  • política industrial
  • Scotland > Economic conditions
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Écosse (GB) > Conditions économiques > Histoire
  • Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
  • Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
Genre/Form
  • economic analysis.
  • bibliography.
  • analyse économique.
  • bibliographie.
  • análisis económico.
  • bibliografía.
Note
  • Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by: Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Humanities Press.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 257-264.
ISBN
  • 0859761223 (pbk.)
  • 9780859761222
LCCN
86113684
OCLC
  • ocm13394930
  • 13394930
  • SCSB-618158
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library