The eclipse of 'elegant economy' [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of the Second World War on attitudes to personal finance in Britain / / Martin Cohen

• Autore: Cohen Martin
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.941/0855
• Soggetto topico: Finance, Personal - Great Britain - History; World War, 1939-1945; Consumption (Economics) - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Economic conditions 1945-1964
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Fleeting crescent (1918 to 1939 and before) -- Petrified "capitalists" (the Second World War) -- Short dawn (1945 to 1947) -- First quartile (1948 to 1951) -- Dividend-seeking "socialists" (the co-operative movement) -- Spreading shadow (1951 to 1957) -- Total eclipse and its corona (1957 and beyond).
• Sommario/riassunto: With concepts of 'austerity' very much in the news, this book takes a fresh look at attitudes to consumption, consumerism and personal finance in Britain during the middle decades of the twentieth century. It argues that the pre-War fear of debt and social disdain for conspicuous consumption was replaced during the 1940's and 1950's by widespread acceptance of a consumer society. As the financial woes of the 21st century force a reassessment of the sustainability of a consumer-based society, this book provides a timely reminder of how attitudes to personal finance are of greater significance to
• Titolo autorizzato: The eclipse of 'elegant economy
• ISBN: 1-317-03472-4; 1-315-61587-8; 1-317-03471-6; 1-283-48007-7; 9786613480071; 1-4094-3973-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779073403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Modern economic and social history series.