{"product_id":"politics-finance-and-the-people-earl-reitan-9780230526204","title":"Politics, Finance, and the People","description":"In December 1779, charges of political corruption and the cost of the American War unleashed a political and popular movement in Britain called 'economic reform.' It began as a political struggle between the Crown and the Opposition parties, which was supported by a powerful surge of public opinion. The initial objective of the Opposition was to reduce the 'influence of the Crown' - the honors, patronage, contracts, and other benefits used by the King and his ministers to strengthen their political support in Parliament and elections. In mid-course, economical reform shifted to an emphasis on better management of the finances - improved collection of the revenue, recovering balances held by offices of tax collection and expenditure, reform of accounts and audit, abolition of sinecures and fees, and establishment of a systematic process of debt reduction. The investigations and reforms of the 1780's were the crucial first step in the long-term reform of administrative structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Earl Reitan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0230526209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230526204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Earl Reitan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056679219455,"sku":"9780230526204","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce30508a-12b7-4a0a-a351-7b10d3c56791.jpg?v=1685042658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-finance-and-the-people-earl-reitan-9780230526204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}