Measuring Up : a History of Living Standards in Mexico, 1850-1950.
& 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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Social science history.
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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.