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... Rowntree carried out a study of York in 1899 , defining and measuring poverty more precisely than Booth had done , his findings were startlingly similar . Rowntree's family were the largest local employers in York . The city was he ...
... Rowntree carried out a study of York in 1899 , defining and measuring poverty more precisely than Booth had done , his findings were startlingly similar . Rowntree's family were the largest local employers in York . The city was he ...
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Pat Thane. living at or slightly above Rowntree's minimum could be de- scribed , as Rowntree had done , as being ' neither ill - nourished nor ill - clad ' . However , using Rowntree's definition , for the sake of comparability , in ...
Pat Thane. living at or slightly above Rowntree's minimum could be de- scribed , as Rowntree had done , as being ' neither ill - nourished nor ill - clad ' . However , using Rowntree's definition , for the sake of comparability , in ...
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... Rowntree's esti- mated minimum income of 20s . 6d . for a family of two adults and three children was derived from urban prices and , Rowntree pointed out , food prices tended to be higher in the countryside since the towns were the ...
... Rowntree's esti- mated minimum income of 20s . 6d . for a family of two adults and three children was derived from urban prices and , Rowntree pointed out , food prices tended to be higher in the countryside since the towns were the ...
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International comparisons 18701914 | 125 |
The interwar years | 189 |
The Second World War and after | 223 |
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References to this book
Beyond the Welfare State?: The New Political Economy of Welfare Chris Pierson No preview available - 2006 |