Business Life and Public Policy
Subtitle: Essays in Honour of D. C. Coleman
Contributors: Neil McKendrick (Editor); R. B. Outhwaite (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780521524216
Subjects: British & Irish history; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Economic History; Business & Economics / Economic 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.