History A-Level
Rural economy
What Rural economy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Rural economy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Population pressure combined with enclosure and engrossing to reduce smallholdings, creating more landless labourers and rural poverty.
Topics that use Rural economy
- Social and intellectual challenge, 1625–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Class mobility
- Empiricism and scientific progress
- Gender and law
- Poverty and social policy
- Radicalism and dissent
- Secularisation and religious pluralism
- Social hierarchy
- Urbanisation
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