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Measuring up a history of living standards in Mexico, 1850-1950

Title
Measuring up [electronic resource] : a history of living standards in Mexico, 1850-1950 / Moramay López-Alonso.
Author
López-Alonso, Moramay.
Publication
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]

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Details

Description
1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Social science history
Uniform Title
Measuring up (Online)
Alternative Title
Measuring up (Online)
Subject
  • Cost and standard of living > Mexico > History
  • Stature > Mexico > History
  • Diet > Mexico > History
  • Public health > Mexico > History
  • Public welfare > Mexico > History
  • Poverty > Mexico > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-266) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The ideas behind the making of welfare institutions -- Welfare as charity? -- Welfare as public policy -- The measure of well-being : why and how do we use heights to understand living standards? -- The tall or short of it : tracking heights and living standards -- Health and nutrition : the history -- Health and nutrition : the data analysis -- Overview and final conclusions.
LCCN
2012010625
OCLC
ssj0000741441
Author
López-Alonso, Moramay.
Title
Measuring up [electronic resource] : a history of living standards in Mexico, 1850-1950 / Moramay López-Alonso.
Imprint
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Series
Social science history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-266) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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