The Political Economy of Robert Lowe /

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maloney, John (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Economics. Economic History. Economic Policy. Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods. History of Britain and Ireland. Methodology/History of Economic Thought. Political Economy. Economic history. Economic policy. Great Britain > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (IX, 188 pages)
ISBN:	9780230504042
DOI:	10.1057/9780230504042