Migration and Inequality in Germany 1870-1913.

Migration and Inequality in Germany 1870-1913 is a rigorous analysis of migration in Germany within the demographic and socio-economic contexts of the period studied. Focusing particularly on the rural labour market and the factors affecting it, it also examines the 'pull' factor to cities...

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Main Author: Grant, Oliver Wavell
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2005.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780191515354
0191515353
0191706051
9780191706059
1280758430
9781280758430
1423770870
9781423770879
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Imperial Germany as an Example of Industrialization under Labour Surplus Conditions; 2. Sources of Inequality in Rural Germany; 3. The Pattern of Migration, 1870-1913; 4. Migration in Germany 1870-1913: A Statistical Analysis; 5. Demography and Migration; 6. Migration, Farm Size, and the Condition of the Agricultural Labourer; 7. Agricultural Productivity, Labour Surplus, and Migration; 8. Migration and Urban Labour Markets; 9. Industrialization, Migration, and Inequality; 10. Challenging the Kehrite View of Imperial Germany; References and Sources; Index.