The People and the British Economy, 1830-1914

230 Pages·1997·7.286 MB·English

by  Roderick Floud

The People and the
British Economy
1830-1914
Roderick Flood is an economic historian who has taught at
Cambridge University, Birkbeck College, London, and
Stanford University, California. He pioneered the use of
computers and statistics to study history. His recent work,
Height, Health and History (with K. Wachter and A.
Gregory) uses the changing height of the British popula-
tion since 1750 to describe and analyse changes in living
standards. Since 1988 he has been Provost of London
Guildhall University.