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The Political Economy of Robert Lowe
John Maloney
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Description for The Political Economy of Robert Lowe
Hardcover. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot with his proposed match tax and hankered to take Britain into a single European currency.
Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot with his proposed match tax and hankered to take Britain into a single European currency.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403947826
SKU
V9781403947826
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Ref
99-15
About John Maloney
JOHN MALONEY is a Reader in Economics at Exeter University, UK.
Reviews for The Political Economy of Robert Lowe
'Maloney both rescues Lowe from the worst caricatures of his political economy and conveys something of the excitement and significance of how an earlier age confronted the cardinal choice of government or market as they adapted to and forged the latest stage in the development of capitalism and democracy.' - Roger Middleton, Journal of the History of Economic Thought , ... Read more