'Dr Johnson and the business world' in S Marriner (ed), Business and Businessmen. Studies in business, economic and accounting history

Notes:

Reviews the varying aspects of Dr Johnson's connections with business and economics which formed a 'significant aspect of his life and work' but which have received little attention in published work - looked at 'through the eyes of an economic historian is to see a side of him which has been very much ignored'. These aspects include his support of Lewis Paul's cotton spinning invention which established the basic technology for mechanisation of this industry. They also include his management connection with Henry Thrale's London porter brewery