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The I rish Parliament and the Regulatory Impulse, 1692–1800: The Case of the Coal Trade
Author(s) -
Magennis Eoin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
parliamentary history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1750-0206
pISSN - 0264-2824
DOI - 10.1111/1750-0206.12089
Subject(s) - parliament , legislature , impulse (physics) , economics , market economy , economy , political science , law , politics , physics , quantum mechanics
The legislative activity of the 18th‐century I rish parliament has become clearer in recent decades. So, too, has the regulatory impulse and how this impacted upon markets and the economy in B ritain and I reland. Recent research on the regulation of B ritain's economy between 1650 and 1850 has identified four areas in which the legislature and executive intervened: import/export trade; manufacturing production; labour markets and the domestic/internal market. This article aims to explore what such a regulatory impulse meant in the 18th‐century I rish parliament. The article focuses on the 18th‐century I rish coal trade as a case study, one which shows the influences of the belief in the possibilities for the economic improvement of I reland, the concerns about high prices in a necessity of life for the urban poor and the residual anglophobia that such subjects could raise.