Barriers and Push Forces

Eric L. Jones
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Eric L. Jones: University of Buckingham

Chapter Chapter 1 in Barriers to Growth, 2020, pp 3-12 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This book considers ‘negative gains’ from the centuries-long dissolution of impediments to economic growth in English history. The approach is contrary to the almost universal search for the ultimate propulsive force. The dissolution of barriers from soon after the Norman Conquest is portrayed here as glacially slow and unintended but cumulative. The underlying change was the extension of the market into areas of the economy formerly ruled by custom or command. Background processes included subtle developments in land-use, disaster management and the replacement of allocative institutions.

Keywords: ‘Negative gains’; Dissolution of impediments; Propulsive forces; Custom; Command; Land-use history; Disaster management; Institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-44274-3_1

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