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La historia de los niveles de vida en Inglaterra, 1200-1800. Problemas y enfoques

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  • Christopher Dyer

    (University of Birmingham)

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This essay examines recent research on English standards of living and consumption between 1200 and1800.lt considers Malthusian and neo-Malthusian concepts, and finds them inadequate as explanations of the broad trends of economic and social change. In particular a `subsistence gap` is identified, whereby living standards calculated in theory seem to underestimate the level of consumption. This leads to a critical review of the `consumer revolution` as a phenomenon confined to the 18th century, and identifies non-revolutionary developments in consumption in the early modern and late medieval periods. Future avenues for research are proposed.

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  • Christopher Dyer, 1998. "La historia de los niveles de vida en Inglaterra, 1200-1800. Problemas y enfoques," Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, issue 16, pages 101-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:seh:journl:y:1998:i:15:p:101-117
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