El nivel de vida en el medio rural de Castilla y León. Una constatación antropométrica, 1840-1970

Ricardo Hernández and Javier Moreno
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Ricardo Hernández: Universidad de Valladolid
Javier Moreno: Universidad de Valladolid

Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, 2009, issue 47, 143-166

Abstract: The aim of this job is to estimate the effects of the agrarian capitalism on Castile and León’s rural population using anthropometric indicators. Our results show that the economic growth of these areas based in extensive agriculture and food industry generated less welfare than the industrialization and a more unequal income distribution. The fall of the standards of living during the central decades of the 19th century was higher in these rural lands than in towns. Since the taller men left their villages, emigration increased these differences between rural and urban areas.

Keywords: Standard of living; income distribution; height; agrarian capitalism; Castile and León (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N33 N34 N53 N54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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