Health and Welfare During Industrialization - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0226771563 ISBN 13: 9780226771564

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1997

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In this unique anthology, Steckel and Floud coordinate ten essays that bring a new perspective to inquiry about standard of living in modern times. These papers are arranged for international comparison, and they individually examine evidence of health and welfare during and after industrialization in eight countries: the United States, Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia.
The essays incorporate several indicators of quality of life, especially real per capita income and health, but also real wages, education, and inequality. And while the authors use traditional measures of health such as life expectancy and mortality rates, this volume stands alone in its extensive use of new "anthropometric" data--information about height, weight and body mass index that indicates changes in nations' well-being. Consequently, Health and Welfare during Industrialization signals a new direction in economic history, a broader and more thorough understanding of what constitutes standard of living.

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• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0226771563
• ISBN 13: 9780226771564
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 465
• Redattore: Steckel Richard H., Floud Roderick