ABSTRACT
Amongthemanypossibleapproachestosocialhistory oneimportanttopicinvolvesaprecisedescription ofthelivingstandardof,andthestudyofconsumer spendingbythepopulation.Centraltothistopic aretheadjustmentswhichhavetakenplacesincethe 19thcentury,whenthefabricofsocietywasfundamentallychangedasaresultofindustrialization.
