Moreover, along with political reform came policy changes aimed at rebalancing the economy. Abolition in 1846 of the Corn Laws, which had propped up the declining agricultural sector, facilitated structural shifts, first toward manufacturing and then toward services, notably financial services.
此外，随政治改革到来的还有旨在再平衡经济的政策变化。1846年，《谷物法》（Corn Laws）被废，这拯救了衰落的农业部门，促进了结构转变，先是转向了制造业，后来又转向服务业（特别是金融业）。