Title
The truth about agricultural depression; an economic study of the evidence of the Royal commission
By
Channing, Francis Allston Channing, baron, 1841-1926
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, New York [etc.], Longmans, Green, and co, 1897
Notes
Contents: Preface.--The decline of British agriculture.--Evidence of successful farming during the depression, and of profitable readjustments of farming methods.--The fall of prices.--Protection and currency changes.--The economic position of farming in combating low prices.--The farm accounts.--Rents as a cause of depression.--Competition and rent.--The relations of rents to landlords' improvements, etc.--Landlord and tenant.--The Agricultural holdings act (1883)--Arbitration as to rent.--Legislative proposals.--Railway rates.--Small holdings.--Tuberculosis.--General summary.--Appendix: I. Reasons for dissenting from the report of the majority. II. Summary of farm accounts. III. Agricultural holdings bill (1897)
Subjects
Agriculture
,
Economic aspects
,
England
,
Great Britain
,
Royal commission on agriculture
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.30129
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/a10001860
OCLC:
5921255
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