' The Rise of Great Britain' (continued)
Mr. J. L. HAMMOND
THE present economic world order may be called ' British' with some justice, in that it came into existence as a direct result of Great Britain's rise to power. The continued existence of the one has depended upon the continued existence of the other. To understand the why and how of world conditions today, therefore, it is first essential to know something of that unique set of circumstances, geographical, geological, climatic and political, which favoured Great Britain in the economic struggle of the nations. In this talk Mr. Hammond brings his historicafsurvey up to the end of the eighteenth century. By that time, Great Britain was well ahead of her rivals.