CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. THE DECENTRALISATION OF IN- 

 DUSTRIES ' v % 17 



Division of labour and integration The spread of in- 

 dustrial skill Each nation its own producer of 

 manufactured goods The United Kingdom France 

 Germany Russia " German Competition." 



CHAPTER II. THE DECENTRALISATION OF IN- 

 DUSTRIES (continued) 50 



Italy and Spain India Japan The United States 

 The cotton, woollen, and silk trades The growing 

 necessity for each country to rely chiefly upon 

 home consumers. 



CHAPTER III. THE POSSIBILITIES OF AGRI- 

 CULTURE ' _ . 79 



The development of agriculture The over-population 

 prejudice Can the soil of Great Britain feed its 

 inhabitants? British agriculture Compared with 

 agriculture in France ; in Belgium ; in Denmark 

 Market -gardening : its achievements Is it profitable 

 to grow wheat in Great Britain? American agri- 

 culture : intensive culture in the States. 



