Business Life and Public Policy
Subtitle: Essays in Honour of D. C. Coleman
Contributors: Neil McKendrick (Editor); R. B. Outhwaite (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 26, 1986
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780521262750
Subjects: British & Irish history; State And Business; Politics and government; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Businesspeople; Business & Economics / Economic History; Coleman, D. C; Finance; Great Britain; History
First sentence: In our period State action in economic and social matters can be seen as having four main ends in view: the maintenance of social stability and order; the encouragement and regulation of the internal economy; the encouragement and regulation of overseas trade and shipping; and the raising of revenue.