Leverhulme\CAGE Lecture Series: Social Accounting in a Historical Context: Modelling the Atlantic Economy. 1850 -1940
24th February, 3rd March and 10th March, 4.30pm.
Room S0.19, Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick

These three public lectures were be given by Professor Mark Thomas, project director for the CAGE project: "Social Accounting in a Historical Context: Modelling the Atlantic Economy 1850 -1940", which is being financed by the Leverhulme Trust.

• The first lecture: ‘Modelling the Atlantic Economy: A Social Accounting Approach, 1850-1940’ discussed the advantages derived from the historical application of social accounting techniques for a deeper understanding of the patterns and processes of development in Britain, the United States and the Atlantic economy between 1850 and 1940.
  
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• The second lecture: ‘The Mid-Victorian Economy: earning, making and spending in Britain in 1851’ will examine the sources of British economic pre-eminence at the time of the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace from a social accounting perspective. This will take place on Thursday 3rd March.
  
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• The third lecture: ‘The Edwardian Economy: structure, performance and policy in early 20^th century Britain’ will focus on the period of the so-called climacteric in British economic growth and the policies recommended by New Liberals and Tariff Reformers to address perceived weaknesses in economic structure and performance at the start of a new century.
  
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