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