History A-Level
Living standards under control
What Living standards under control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Living standards under control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Changing living standards 1933–39 across workers, peasants, women and consumers, weighing rising employment against shortages, rationing and coercion.
Topics that use Living standards under control
- Economic development and policies, 1918–89 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Central planning and targets
- Depression and state intervention
- Economic crisis and stabilisation
- Economic miracle
- European integration
- Living standards and social division
- Recovery and foreign investment
- Social market economy
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