{"product_id":"risk-and-failure-in-english-business-17001800-9780521890878","title":"Risk and Failure in English Business 17001800","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767761568087,"sku":"9780521890878","price":37.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/risk-and-failure-in-english-business-17001800-9780521890878","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}