Gentry culture and the stifling of industry
The paper determines the role of the gentry in stifling the manufacturing development of formerly industrial southern England. An increasing divergence in economic composition between south and north is discussed, with particular reference to de-industrialisation in the former. The expanding estate system and emergence of a specific culture among landowners is described. Finally the case is made that this gentry culture was instrumental in reducing or redirecting southern enterprise during the industrial revolution.
Construction conditions of functional region for grain production were investigated and construction achievements in Huzhou City since 2010 were summarized. There were many difficulties identified in this study: appropriate regions selection, fund raising, subject cultivation and follow-up management in the process of construction. According to the existing problems, some strategies were proposed,for example, to strengthen the leadership and cooperation among the government multi-branches, to integrate resource and increase investment from government, to perfect the mating facilities and improve service quality for the functional region, and to establish the innovative mechanism and strengthen the follow-up management.