Health and welfare during industrialization / edited by Richard H. Steckel and Roderick Floud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steckel, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1944-

Floud, Roderick.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research project report

A National Bureau of Economic Research project report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Economic aspects.

Public health.

Industrialization--Health aspects.

Industrialization.

Quality of life.

Stature--Economic aspects.

Stature.

Physical Description:

ix, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1997.

Summary:

In this unique volume, ten essays bring a new perspective to inquiry about standard of living in modern times. The strength of this volume is its comparative approach; each of eight chapters examines evidence of health and welfare during and after industrialization in one of 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. The introduction and a concluding overview put the individual chapters in comparative perspective. And while the authors use traditional measures of health such as life expectancy and mortality rates, they also make extensive use of new anthropometric data -- information about height, weight, and body mass index-to show changes in nations' well-being. "Health and Welfare during Industrialization" signals a new direction in economic history, a broader and more thorough understanding of what constitutes standard of living.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0226771563

OCLC:

36112032