A century of poverty in England and Wales, 1898-1998: a geographical analysis

I. Gregory; Humphrey Southall; D. Dorling

A century of poverty in England and Wales, 1898-1998: a geographical analysis

I. Gregory, Humphrey Southall, D. Dorling

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This paper analyses trends in relative poverty between 1898 and the present by assembling statistics for infant mortality, overcrowded housing and unemployment for Rowntree’s times (1898 or 1901), the inter-war depression (1928 or 1931), the ‘never-had-it-so-good’ post-war boom (1951, 1958 or 1961) and the present (in practice, c.1990 or 1991). The technical limitations to these results are discussed in the main text, but they show clearly that relative inequality tended to increase as absolute levels of hardship improved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Getting the measure of poverty. the early leagacy of Seebohm Rowntree
Editors	J. Bradshaw, R. Sainsbury
Place of Publication	Bath
Publisher	Policy Press
Pages	130-159
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Print)	0754612899
Publication status	Published - 2000

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Name	Studies in cash & care
Publisher	Policy Press

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A century of poverty in England and Wales, 1898-1998: a geographical analysis. / Gregory, I.; Southall, Humphrey; Dorling, D.
Getting the measure of poverty. the early leagacy of Seebohm Rowntree. ed. / J. Bradshaw; R. Sainsbury. Bath: Policy Press, 2000. p. 130-159 (Studies in cash & care).

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