Anyone who had saved a penny, anyone who had the least credit at his disposal, speculated in railway stocks. The number of railway journals rose from three to twenty.
This paper investigates the growth of new forms of personal finance used in purchasing motor vehicles – a development which it characterises as ‘financialisation’.
This paper offers a number of conclusions that policy makers would do well to heed in an election year. In the context of moves to devolve decision-making powers to cities and localities, an opportunity is identified to take a much more ambitious stance than has hitherto been possible
The Warm Showers Community is a free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists. People who are willing to host touring cyclists sign up and provide their contact information, and may occasionally have someone stay with them and share great stories and a drink.