The Distribution of Consumer Goods: A Factual Study of Methods and Costs in the United Kingdom in 1938 - Brossura

Jefferys, James B.

 
9781107602748: The Distribution of Consumer Goods: A Factual Study of Methods and Costs in the United Kingdom in 1938

Sinossi

This 1950 book is one of a series of National Institute of Economic and Social Research studies regarding the structure of the British economy.

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Descrizione del libro

This 1950 book is one of a series of studies regarding the structure of the British economy produced by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research after the Second World War. It will remain of value to anyone with an interest in the development of the British economy.

Contenuti

Foreword Sir Henry Clay; Author's preface; Introduction: the scope of the enquiry and the methods of research; Part I. The Methods, Costs and Structure of Distribution in the United Kingdom in 1938: 1. How the goods were distributed; 2. Factors influencing the methods of distribution; 3. The costs of distribution; 4. The factors influencing the cost of distribution; 5. The structure of the distributive trade; 6. Summary and suggestions for further research; Part II. Case Studies of the Methods and Costs of Distribution of the Commodities and Commodity Groups in the United Kingdom in 1938: 7. The method of presentation and the definitions used in the case studies; 8. Bread and cereal; 9. Meat, bacon and fish; 10. Dairy products and fats; 11. Sugar preserves and confectionary; 12. Fresh fruit and vegetables; 13. Canned fruit and vegetables, sauces, pickles and condiments; 14. Beverages; 15. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco; 16. Coal and household stores; 17. Furniture and furnishings; 18. Pottery and glassware, hollow-ware and domestic ironmongery; 19. Electrical goods; 20. Footwear; 21. Men's and boys' clothing; 22. Women's, girls' and children's wear; 23. Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery; 24. Motor cars, accessories, tyres, and petrol and oil; 25. Jewellery, toys, and sports and leather goods; 26. Toilet preparations and requisites, medicines and drugs and photographic goods; 27. Other manufactured goods; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Charts; Tables.

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