The waning of 'Old Corruption': the politics of economical reform in Britain, 1779 - 1846
Most historians of Britain now take for granted that a narrow and mostly landed elite managed to retain its social supremacy throughout much of the nineteenth century. But as yet, there is no thorough explanation for the persistence of the old elite's political authority in an age when that aut...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Most historians of Britain now take for granted that a narrow and mostly landed elite managed to retain its social supremacy throughout much of the nineteenth century. But as yet, there is no thorough explanation for the persistence of the old elite's political authority in an age when that authority was seriously questioned by many Britons. In this original study, Philip Harling furnishes an important part of this explanation He argues that the mostly Pittite governing elite helped to allay the suspicions of parasitism at the root of the familiar critique of 'Old Corruption' by responding to intense pressure to sanitize government. They did this by reducing and redistributing the tax burden; by eliminating serious administrative abuses such as the grant of lucrative sinecures and unmerited pensions; and by ostentatiously dedicating themselves to public business rather than the pursuit of wasteful privileges for themselves and their hangers-on. If the frugal, liberal state that partly resulted from these reforms was scarcely capable of ameliorating social injustice, at least it could no longer be seen to contribute to it through favouritism and a heavy and inequitable tax load. Such a state was well-suited for the preservation of a narrow ruling elite |
| Beschreibung: | VII, 307 S. |
| ISBN: | 0198205767 |
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| 520 | 3 | |a Most historians of Britain now take for granted that a narrow and mostly landed elite managed to retain its social supremacy throughout much of the nineteenth century. But as yet, there is no thorough explanation for the persistence of the old elite's political authority in an age when that authority was seriously questioned by many Britons. In this original study, Philip Harling furnishes an important part of this explanation | |
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| spelling | Harling, Philip Verfasser aut The waning of 'Old Corruption' the politics of economical reform in Britain, 1779 - 1846 Philip Harling Oxford Clarendon Press 1996 VII, 307 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Most historians of Britain now take for granted that a narrow and mostly landed elite managed to retain its social supremacy throughout much of the nineteenth century. But as yet, there is no thorough explanation for the persistence of the old elite's political authority in an age when that authority was seriously questioned by many Britons. In this original study, Philip Harling furnishes an important part of this explanation He argues that the mostly Pittite governing elite helped to allay the suspicions of parasitism at the root of the familiar critique of 'Old Corruption' by responding to intense pressure to sanitize government. They did this by reducing and redistributing the tax burden; by eliminating serious administrative abuses such as the grant of lucrative sinecures and unmerited pensions; and by ostentatiously dedicating themselves to public business rather than the pursuit of wasteful privileges for themselves and their hangers-on. If the frugal, liberal state that partly resulted from these reforms was scarcely capable of ameliorating social injustice, at least it could no longer be seen to contribute to it through favouritism and a heavy and inequitable tax load. Such a state was well-suited for the preservation of a narrow ruling elite Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1779-1846 gnd rswk-swf Corruptie gtt Economische hervormingen gtt Politieke aspecten gtt Finanzwirtschaft Geschichte Politik Elite (Social sciences) Great Britain History Finance, Public Great Britain History 1688-1815 Finance, Public Great Britain History 1815-1918 Political corruption Great Britain History Wirtschaftsreform (DE-588)4066512-4 gnd rswk-swf Great Britain - Economic conditions - 1760-1860 Great Britain - Politics and government - 18th century Großbritannien Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1820 Great Britain Politics and government 19th century Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 g Wirtschaftsreform (DE-588)4066512-4 s Geschichte 1779-1846 z DE-604 |
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| title | The waning of 'Old Corruption' the politics of economical reform in Britain, 1779 - 1846 |
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