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100 _aCahill, K.
245 _aWho owns Britain
260 _aEdinburgh
_bCanongate
_c2001
300 _axiv, 450p. ; 27cm.
350 _a25.00
520 _aTells the story of land ownership in the UK and Ireland, detailing all 118 counties. The fruit of years of research, Kevin Cahill's investigation reveals how the 6000 or so aristocratic names who together own about 40 million acres of the country, have maintained their grip on the land of Britain right through the twentieth century. Cahill argues that the concentration of landownership continues to hold back the growth of the UK economy.
650 _aLAND OWNERSHIP
650 _aLANDLORDS
650 _aLAND
650 _aHM LAND REGISTRY
650 _aPROPERTY
650 _aUNITED KINGDOM
650 _aIRELAND
690 _aPROPERTY
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