With its prestigious record of research and service to the broader public sector, the Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's prime research funding and training agency that actively addresses both economic and social concerns. As the website notes, the council seeks "to provide high quality research on issues of importance to business, the public sector, and government."...

Oxford University hosts this collection of papers from its Seminars in Economic and Social History. At present, fifteen papers are available to view or download in full text or abstract. Some of the topics include "Businessmen and Land Purchase in Late Nineteenth Century England," "The American Automobile Frenzy of the 1950s," and "The German Railways - The Economic and Political Feasibility of...