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Entrepreneurship in Birmingham and Manchester, 1851-1911: A Tale of Two Cities?
Midland History Pub Date : 2020-09-01 , DOI: 10.1080/0047729x.2020.1814641
Harry Smith 1 , Robert J. Bennett 2 , Carry van Lieshout 3
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ABSTRACT It has long been argued that the economic structures of Birmingham and Manchester in the nineteenth century were fundamentally different, with Birmingham characterized by small workshops and high levels of social mobility and Manchester by factories and entrenched contrasts between workers and capitalists. This article uses new data to examine the reality of the economic structure of Birmingham and Manchester to see whether the assumptions of previous studies are borne out by the historical record. While it is true that Manchester had more large businesses than Birmingham in the period 1851–81, this view is a partial one. Manchester was home to a large number of small businesses, and both towns were complex economic units, with retail, commerce and services just as important as manufacturing to their economic life. This suggests that the traditional view of the economic basis of Birmingham and Manchester’s politics requires amendment.

中文翻译:

伯明翰和曼彻斯特的创业精神,1851-1911:两个城市的故事?

摘要 长期以来,人们一直认为 19 世纪伯明翰和曼彻斯特的经济结构有着根本的不同,伯明翰的特点是小作坊和社会流动性高,而曼彻斯特的特点是工厂和工人与资本家之间根深蒂固的对比。本文使用新数据来检验伯明翰和曼彻斯特经济结构的现实情况,看看以往研究的假设是否得到历史记录的证实。虽然曼彻斯特在 1851-81 年间的大型企业确实比伯明翰多,但这种观点是片面的。曼彻斯特是大量小企业的所在地,两个城镇都是复杂的经济单位,零售、商业和服务与制造业对他们的经济生活同样重要。
更新日期:2020-09-01
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