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The waning of "Old Corruption" [electronic resource] : the politics of economical reform in Britain, 1779-1846 / Philip Harling.
By: Harling, Philip
.Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1996Description: 1 online resource (vii, 307 p.).ISBN: 9780191676772 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Finance, Public -- Great Britain -- History -- 1815-1918 | Elite (Social sciences) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Political corruption -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century | Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1760-1860Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198205760DDC classification: 941.07 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This study attempts to explain the persistence of the political authority of an elite class throughout 19th-century Britain. It describes how this governing elite managed to allay widespread suspicions of political favouritism and corruption.
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This study attempts to explain the persistence of the political authority of an elite class throughout 19th-century Britain. It describes how this governing elite managed to allay widespread suspicions of political favouritism and corruption.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.