Livelihood and poverty; a study in the economic conditions of working-class households in Northampton, Warrington, Stanley and Reading

Bowley Arthur Lyon 1869-, Alexander Robert Burnett-Hurst

Sujets

• Great Britain
• Labor
• Labour movement
• Working class

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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THE RATAN TATA FOUNDATION
OF(UNIVERSITY LONDON)
LIVELIHOOD AND POVERTYG. BELL AND LTD.SONS,
PORTUGAL LONDONSTREET, W.C.
NEW YORK : THE MACMILLAN CO.
BOMBAY : A. H. WHEELER AND CO.THE RATAN TATA FOUNDATION
OF(UNIVERSITY LONDON)
LIVELIHOOD AND
POVERTY
A STUDY IN THE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WORKING-
CLASS HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTHAMPTON,
STANLEY AND READINGWARRINGTON,
BY
A. L. Sc.D.BOWLEY,
READER IN UNIVERSITY OF LONDONSTATISTICS,
AND
A. R. B.Sc.BURNETT-HURST,
PROFESSOR OF MUIR CENTRAL ALLAHABADECONOMICS, COLLEGE, ;
FORMERLY RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
R. H. B.A.TAWNEY,
DIRECTOR OF THE RATAN TATA FOUNDATION
LONDON
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Some Notes on the Incidence Taxation on theof Working-class
Family."
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The Health and School Children."ofPhysique
BY ARTHUR B.Sc. is.GREENWOOD,
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"
Studies in the Minimum Wage."
No. i. The Establishment of Minimum Rates in the
Chain Trade.
BY R. H. TAWNEY: is. 6d. net.
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as an Industrial Problem : an Lecture.Poverty Inaugural
BY R. H. TAWNEY. 6d.
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The School Children."Feeding of
BY M. E. BULKLEY. 6d. net.35.
"Livelihoodand : A in the Economic ConditionsPoverty." Study of
Households inWorking-Class Northampton, Warrington, Stanley,
and Reading.
BY A. L. ANDBOWLEY, Sc.D.,
A. R. B.Sc.BURNETT-HURST,
TO APPEAR SHORTLY
"
Studies in the Minimum Wage."
No. 2. The Establishment of Rates in the Tailoring
Industry.
BY R. H. TAWNEY.