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Population and Living Standards, 1870-1914

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Author

Editor

  • Stephen Broadberry
  • Kevin H. O'Rourke

Summary, in English

This chapter provides the first all-European overview of diverse aspects of living standards in a period when industrialisation and modernity began to show up in substantial improvements in general living conditions. Most obvious is this seen in the increase of life expectancy. A substantial contribution came from the decline in infant mortality which occurred almost simultaneously over large parts of Europe, despite levels were very different. An explanation is suggested for bot the similarity in the change and the difference in levels. Other treated aspects of living standards consider urbanisation with sanitary systems, income distribution and an application of the Human Development Index.

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

108-129

Publication/Series

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe

Volume

Volume 2: 1870 to the Present

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • Human Development Index
  • mortality
  • urbanisation
  • life expectancy
  • income distribution
  • Living standards

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9780521708395
  • ISBN: 9780521882033