London and the English economy, 1500-1700 / F.J. Fisher ; edited by P.J. Corfield and N.B. Harte.

This book brings together the articles on which Fisher's reputation was founded. It deals with central features of the English economy, in particular the importance of London, both as a social and economic hub, and the nature of internal and external trade. The essays can rightly be described a...

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Main Author: Fisher, F. J. (Frederick Jack), 1908-1988
Other Authors: Corfield, P. J., Harte, N. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; Ronceverte, WV : Hambledon Press, 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; The Published Writings; PART ONE; 1 F.J. Fisher and the Dialectic of Economic History; 2 In Memory of F.J. Fisher; i. Peter Earle; ii. Penelope J. Corfield; iii. Negley Harte; iv. Lord McGregor of Durris; v. Walter Elkan; vi. Cyril Ehrlich; vii. Barry Supple; viii H.E.S. Fisher; ix. Peter Holwell; x. M.J. Wise; PART TWO; 3 Some Experiments in Company Organisation in the Early Seventeenth Century; 4 The Development of the London Food Market, 1540-1640; 5 Commercial Trends and Policy in Sixteenth-Century England.
  • 6 The Development of London as a Centre of Conspicuous Consumption in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries7 London''s Export Trade in the Early Seventeenth Century; 8 The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: The Dark Ages in English Economic History?; 9 Tawney''s Century; 10 Influenza and Inflation in Tudor England; 11 The Growth of London; 12 London as an ''Engine of Economic Growth''; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.