Measuring Up : a History of Living Standards in Mexico, 1850-1950.

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& DIV & & I & Measuring Up & /I & traces the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced in the mid-twentieth century. Using newly developed multidisciplinary techniques, the book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: López-Alonso, Moramay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Colección:Social science history.
Temas:
Cost and standard of living > Mexico > History.
Stature > Mexico > History.
Diet > Mexico > History.
Public health > Mexico > History.
Public welfare > Mexico > History.
Poverty > Mexico > History.
Coût et niveau de la vie > Mexique > Histoire.
Stature > Mexique > Histoire.
Alimentation > Mexique > Histoire.
Santé publique > Mexique > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Mexique > Histoire.
Pauvreté > Mexique > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
Diet.
Cost and standard of living.
Poverty.
Public health.
Public welfare.
Stature.
Mexico.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction; Section 1. Institutions and Living Standards; Chapter 1. The Ideas Behind the Making of Welfare Institutions; Chapter 2. Welfare as Charity; Chapter 3. Welfare as Public Policy; Section 2. Anthropometric Evidence; Chapter 1. The Measure of Well-Being and Growth: Why and How Do We Use Heights to Understand Living Standards?; Chapter 2. The Tall or Short of It: Tracking Heights and Living Standards; Section 3. The Synergies Between Health and Nutrition; Chapter 1. Health and Nutrition: The History.
  • Chapter 2. Health and Nutrition: The Data AnalysisOverview and Final Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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