Oysters and rye bread: Polarising living standards in Flanders, 1800-1860
This article presents the results of an extensive inquiry into urban consumption of foodstuffs in Flanders between 1800 and 1860. The octroi tax, an indirect tax levied on various consumer items, formed the principal source. During the initial phase of Belgian industrialisation the inhabitants of the eight cities under study (Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Courtrai, Ghent, Lokeren, Leuven and Mechelen) experienced a sharp decrease in the consumption of bread grains, meat, fish, beer, wine and gin. A number of other indicators suggest at the same time an accelerated widening of the gap between rich... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2001 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Research Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Link(s) : | http://ereh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/3/301 |