1902The Economic JournalOpen access

Poverty: A Study of Town Life.

L. L. Price, B. Seebohm Rowntree

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Introduction Preface Jonathan Bradshaw General characteristics of the City of York Social and economic condition of the wage-earning class in York The standard of life The poverty line The immediate causes of poverty in York Housing The relation of poverty to the standard of health Family budgets: a study on the expenditure and diet of working classes Summary and conclusion.

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Introduction Preface Jonathan Bradshaw General characteristics of the City of York Social and economic condition of the wage-earning class in York The standard of life The poverty line The immediate causes of poverty in York Housing The relation of poverty to the standard of health Family budgets: a study on the expenditure and diet of working classes Summary and conclusion.

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Introduction Preface Jonathan Bradshaw General characteristics of the City of York Social and economic condition of the wage-earning class in York The standard of life The poverty line The immediate causes of poverty in York Housing The relation of poverty to the standard of health Family budgets: a study on the expenditure and diet of working classes Summary and conclusion.

Key concepts: Poverty, Economics, Development economics, Sociology, Economic growth

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