An End to Poverty?: A Historical Debate

288 Pages·2005·1.58 MB·English

by  Gareth Stedman Jones

an end to poverty?

GARETH STEDMAN JONES
AN END TO
POVERTY?
A HISTORICAL DEBATE
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To my mother

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
I The French Revolution 16
II The Reaction in Britain 64
III The Reaction in France 110
IV Globalisation: the ‘Proletariat’ and the
‘Industrial Revolution’ 133
V The Wealth of Midas 163
VI Resolving ‘The Social Problem’ 199
Conclusion 224
Notes 236
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book has been written to accompany the Anglo-
American Conference of the Institute of Historical Research,
whose theme in  was ‘Wealth and Poverty’. I wish to
thank the Director of the Institute, David Bates, for encour-
aging me to undertake this assignment. I would also like to
thank Peter Carson, Penny Daniel, Maggie Hanbury, Sally
Holloway and Tim Penton for the part they have played in
the publication of this book.
The thinking which shaped it is to a large extent the
result of discussions and seminars which have taken place
at the Centre for History and Economics at King’s College,
Cambridge since . I wish to thank the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation which has so gener-
ously supported the activities of the Centre. I have learnt
from many who have participated in the intellectual life
of the Centre, but especially from Emma Rothschild who
provided constant inspiration and encouragement, while I
was writing this book. Those who have helped to manage the
Centre have also been of invaluable assistance, in particular
Acknowledgements
Inga Huld Markan, Jo Maybin, Rachel Coffey and Justine
Crump.
There are many others who have provided important
suggestions, insights or help as this book was being prepared.
I would particularly like to mention Robert Tombs, Daniel
Pick, Tristram Hunt, Michael Sonenscher, Istvan Hont,
David Feldman, Barry Supple, Sally Alexander and Daniel
Stedman Jones. Finally, a special thanks to Miri Rubin who
persuaded me that it was possible to write this book and did
so much to help it towards its completion.
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