Enclosure and the Yeoman : The Agricultural Development of the South Midlands, 1450-1850
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Exploring the shift from medieval to modern institutions in English agriculture and their importance for productivity, distribution, and their contribution to British economic growth, Allen's pioneering study shows that, contrary to the general assumption of many historians, small-scale
farmers in the open-field system were responsible for a considerable proportion of the productivity growth achieved between the middle ages and the nineteenth century. The process of enclosure and the replacement of these yeoman farms with large-scale tenant farming relying on wage labor had
relatively little impact on the agricultural contribution to economic development during industrial revolution. Enclosures and large farms enriched landowners without benefiting consumers, workers, or farmers. Thoroughly grounded in archival sources, and underpinned by rigorous economic analysis,
this book is a scholarly and challenging reassessment of the history of English agriculture.
Enclosure and the Yeoman: The Agricultural Development of the South Midlands, 1450-1850 ,Robert C. Allen,Oxford University Press, USA,0198282966,Agricultural Economics,Agriculture,Economic aspects,England,Farmers,History,History: World,Inclosures,Midlands,Use Of Rural Lands,Agriculture & Farming,Agriculture & related industries,Economic history,United Kingdom, Great Britain,World history: c 1500 to c 1750,c 1500 to c 1600,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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