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Author:   Robert J. Bennett (Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 5.70cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   1.744kg
ISBN:  

9780199584734

ISBN 10:   0199584737
Pages:   936
Publication Date:   27 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Local business voice and the chambers of commerce Part 1. Establishment and development 2: Historical overview 3: Forces of association 4: Concept and origins 5: Diffusion Part 2. Structural tensions 6: Resources, governance and management 7: Recognition and public status 8: National voice and local voice Part 3. Activities 9: Early chamber voice 10: Voice from the Corn Laws to the twenty first century 11: Milieux for discourse and deliberation 12: Services 13: Partner and contractor to government Part 4. Members 14: Members and interests 15: Motives for membership 16: Dynamics of membership Part 5. Then and now 17: Then, now and the future Endmatter References: Local chamber histories General references Appendix A. Archive sources Appendix B. Data compilations and alignment Appendix C. Population and other data sources

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<br> Bennett has written something worth waiting 2 1/2 centuries for...It is extraordinarily thorough. --Chamber Executive<p><br> An unrivalled source of information and reference for anyone with an in-depth interest in the background and history of chambers of commerce. --Local Business Matters, Magazine of the London Chamber of Commerce<p><br>

Bennett has written something worth waiting 2 and a half centuries for ... It is extraordinarily thorough. Chamber Executive An unrivalled source of information and reference for anyone with an in-depth interest in the background and history of chambers of commerce. Local Business Matters, Magazine of the London Chamber of Commerce

An extremely accessible yet scholarly work clearly intended to be read not solely by specialist historians but by anyone with an academic or vocational interest in these fascinating institutions ... Bennett has succeeded in creating a thoroughly readable yet meticulously detailed work which chronicles the history of the chambers of commerce while successfully challenging a number of pre-conceptions. This is an essential read for anyone who either needs or wants to understand how these fascinating institutions have contributed to the economic, cultural, and political development of our society. * The Economic History Review * Bennett has written something worth waiting 2 and a half centuries for ... It is extraordinarily thorough. * Chamber Executive * An unrivalled source of information and reference for anyone with an in-depth interest in the background and history of chambers of commerce. * Local Business Matters, Magazine of the London Chamber of Commerce *

Author Information

Bob Bennett is an international expert on small businesses, business associations, and local economic development. Author of many books and research papers, he was commissioned by the national association, British Chambers of Commerce, to provide their development strategy in 1990 - a strategy still being followed. This book develops from his unique knowledge of the Chambers of Commerce and how they relate to local and national business associations, and to government. Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge, he was previously a professor at the London School of Economics, and has held visiting positions in the USA, Australia, and Europe. He has been advisor to various Parliamentary Committees and organizations in the public and private sectors, and has been particularly influential on small business support policy, and local development initiatives. In 2010 he produced a path breaking history of the first Liverpool chamber of commerce 1774 - c. 1796.

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