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

Measuring up : a history of living standards in Mexico, 1850-1950 / Moramay López-Alonso.

Author/creator	López-Alonso, Moramay
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Description	xvii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Cost and standard of living--Mexico --History. Stature--Mexico --History. Diet--Mexico --History. Public health--Mexico --History. Public welfare--Mexico --History. Poverty--Mexico --History.

Series	Social science history
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-266) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012010625
ISBN	9780804773164 (cloth : alk. paper)

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