Poverty in Britain, 1900-1965 / Ian Gazeley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gazeley, Ian.

Series:

Social history in perspective (Palgrave (Firm))

Social history in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Poverty.

Poor--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Poor.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

Ian Gazeley's comprehensive study examines changes in the definition and measurement of poverty in Britain during the first 60 years of the 20th century. Commencing with Rowntree's social survey of York in 1899 and ending with Abel-Smith and Townsend's "Poor and the Poorest in 1965, Gazeley shows how the causes of poverty changed over the course of this period. Using the results of recent re-examinations of the social surveys of the period, "Poverty in Britain, 1900-1965 also evaluates the extent to which the reduction in poverty is due to the actions of the State or to increases in real income.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index.

ISBN:

0333716183

0333716191

OCLC:

50676390

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