Triumph of the South
Subtitle: Regional Development in the Twentieth Century (Modern Economic and Social History Series) (Modern Economic and Social History Series)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing; Ashgate Pub Co
Published: April 16, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781840146134
Subjects: Development economics; Economic history; History; Business / Economics / Finance; History: World; British Isles; Development - Economic Development; Modern - General; 20th century; Economic conditions; England, Northern; England, Southern; Great Britain; Regional disparities
Description: "This book provides a scholarly but accessible account of British regional development during the twentieth century, focusing on the emergence and development of the 'North-South' divide. Beginning with regional imbalance in the Victorian and Edwardian economies, the book goes on to discuss the effects of the First World War and its aftermath, which created a discernible split between the depressed North and West, and the relatively prosperous South. Attention is also paid to the impact of government policy on regional development during the interwar years and beyond, and factors affecting industrial location in this period."--Jacket.