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This is the first major study of bankruptcy in eighteenth-century England. Typically, business enterprise in this period has been seen as a success story. But this is a myth, for thousands of businesses failed, hounded by their creditors into bankruptcy and ignominy.

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List of figures and tables; Preface; 1. Business enterprise in eighteenth-century England; 2. The bankrupt: friend or foe?; 3. Failure and the law; 4. The trend of eighteenth-century bankruptcy; 5. The structure of eighteenth-century bankruptcy; 6. Textiles, food and drink and merchants; 7. Fluctuations, the weather and cycles; 8. Bankruptcy, wars and financial crises; 9. Depths of failure and the role of creditors; 10. Contemporaries and failure; 11. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Risk and Failure in English Business 17001800

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521890878, 978-0521890878
      ISBN10: 052189087X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first major study of bankruptcy in eighteenth-century England. Typically, business enterprise in this period has been seen as a success story. But this is a myth, for thousands of businesses failed, hounded by their creditors into bankruptcy and ignominy.

      Table of Contents
      List of figures and tables; Preface; 1. Business enterprise in eighteenth-century England; 2. The bankrupt: friend or foe?; 3. Failure and the law; 4. The trend of eighteenth-century bankruptcy; 5. The structure of eighteenth-century bankruptcy; 6. Textiles, food and drink and merchants; 7. Fluctuations, the weather and cycles; 8. Bankruptcy, wars and financial crises; 9. Depths of failure and the role of creditors; 10. Contemporaries and failure; 11. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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