The Political Economy of Robert Lowe

Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maloney, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2005, 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Robert Lowe's wit and brilliance made him one of the most admired and detested figures of the Victorian age. But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a fellow economist. It shows how as Chancellor he caused a riot with his proposed match tax and hankered to take Britain into a single European currency
Physical Description:IX, 188 p online resource
ISBN:9780230504042