Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's Financial Crisis

Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's Financial Crisis

Read, Charles

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

10/2022

366

Mole

Inglês

9781783277278

15 a 20 dias

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List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The sources of financial and political instability
2. The economic policy reforms of Sir Robert Peel
3. Famine relief before the crises of 1847
4. Famine relief during and after the crises
5. The intentions and consequences of redistributive relief policy
6. Ireland and Mauritius: the British Empire's other famine in 1847
Conclusion: Britain's biggest economic-policy failure
Bibliography
Index
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Great Famine; Ireland; Britain; British politics; policy failings; humanitarian crisis; potato blight; relief efforts; laissez-faire attitudes; financial crisis; monetary policy; humanitarian-relief efforts