Economic Travel Literature
About this Collection
A number of very astute observers have written accounts of their travels during which they collected economic information, and described the political, economic, legal, and social condition of the countries through which they passed. Arthur Youngs Travels in France on the eve of the French Revolution are perhaps the best known of these. Thomas Hodgskin also wrote very interesting accounts of his trip to the northern German states where he thought that unwise intervention by the governments hampered German economic development compared to that taking place in Britain.
Key People
Titles & Essays
America
Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources (General)
Commerce
Economic History And Conditions
France Andorra Monaco
Language And Literature
United States
World History
Not Categorized
Quotes
Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Harriet Martineau on the institution of slavery, “restless slaves”, and the Bill of Rights (1838)
Presidents, Kings, Tyrants, & Despots
Michel Chevalier on two kinds of political power in America, the Caesars and the Commissioners (1835)
Taxation
Thomas Hodgskin noted in his journey through the northern German states that the burden of heavy taxation was no better than it had been under the conqueror Napoleon (1820)
Social History And Conditions. Social Problems. Social Reform