An economic history of Britain since 1700, in three volumes by thirty-nine eminent historians and economists, this book will succeed the first edition of "Floud and McCloskey" (published in 1981) as the leading textbook on its subject. The text has a firm economic basis, but emphasizes the historical context and chronology and is written in straightforward and jargon-free English. Volume 1 covers the period 1700-1860, that of Britain’s rise to relative economic supremacy. 

CONTENTS:
1. The eighteenth century: a survey
2. British population in the eighteenth century
3. Factors in demand 1700-80
4. Agriculture 1700-80
5. Overseas trade and empire 1700-1860
6. The industrial revolution 1780-1860: a survey
7. Capital accumulation and the industrial revolution
8. Technical progress during the industrial revolution
9. Changes in income and its distribution during the industrial revolution
10. Agriculture during industrialisation
11. The labour supply 1780-1860
12. Transport and social overhead capital
13. Social change and the industrial revolution