Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain

Informationen zum Autor W.D. Rubinstein Klappentext "Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain" is an original and controversial analysis of the thesis, made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett, and others, which states that Britain's alleged economic decline since 1870 was the result of deep-seated anti-industrial factors in Britain's culture. Rubinstein argues, from a novel perspective, that Britain was never an industrial, but always a commercial/financial economy whose comparative advantage lay within that area. Rubinstein illustrates that the much-criticized features of Britain's class system, such as the public schools, were actually efficient instruments to enhance this competitive advantage. He closely examines Britain's cultural values and elite structures to demonstrate that these were both rational and modern, arguing that Britain's standard of living has been virtually identical to all countries whose economies have been considered more "successful." Emphasizing the central importance of London-based finance and addressing socialism, Keynesianism, and Thatcherism, "Capitalism, Culture, and Decline in" "Britain" presents an original and challenging contribution to this debate. Zusammenfassung This controversial contribution to the topical debate on Britain's economic decline presents a critique of the thesis made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett and others. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 THE BRITISH ECONOMY SINCE INDUSTRIALISATION AND THE 'CULTURAL CRITIQUE' 2 BRITISH CULTURE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 3 EDUCATION, THE 'GENTLEMAN', AND BRITISH ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 ELITES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY

Autorentext
W.D. Rubinstein

Klappentext
"Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain" is an original and controversial analysis of the thesis, made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett, and others, which states that Britain's alleged economic decline since 1870 was the result of deep-seated anti-industrial factors in Britain's culture. Rubinstein argues, from a novel perspective, that Britain was never an industrial, but always a commercial/financial economy whose comparative advantage lay within that area.
Rubinstein illustrates that the much-criticized features of Britain's class system, such as the public schools, were actually efficient instruments to enhance this competitive advantage. He closely examines Britain's cultural values and elite structures to demonstrate that these were both rational and modern, arguing that Britain's standard of living has been virtually identical to all countries whose economies have been considered more "successful." Emphasizing the central importance of London-based finance and addressing socialism, Keynesianism, and Thatcherism, "Capitalism, Culture, and Decline in" "Britain" presents an original and challenging contribution to this debate.

Zusammenfassung
This controversial contribution to the topical debate on Britain's economic decline presents a critique of the thesis made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett and others.

Inhalt
1 THE BRITISH ECONOMY SINCE INDUSTRIALISATION AND THE 'CULTURAL CRITIQUE' 2 BRITISH CULTURE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 3 EDUCATION, THE 'GENTLEMAN', AND BRITISH ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 ELITES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY

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