The Distribution of Consumer Goods
A Factual Study of Methods and Costs in the United Kingdom in 1938

This 1950 book is one of a series of National Institute of Economic and Social Research studies regarding the structure of the British economy.

James B. Jefferys (Author), Margaret Maccoll (Contributions by), G. L. Levett (Contributions by)

9781107602748, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 September 2011

466 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.65 kg

Originally published in 1950, this book is one of a series of studies regarding the structure of the British economy which were produced by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research after the Second World War. It was produced in collaboration with a group of leading businessmen, all of whom were concerned in one way or another with the distribution of consumer goods and dissatisfied with the existing state of knowledge about distribution. The study represented a substantial advance in the knowledge of distribution and an important contribution to structural economics. It will remain of value to anyone with an interest in the development of the British economy.

Foreword Sir Henry Clay
Author's preface
Introduction: the scope of the enquiry and the methods of research
Part I. The Methods, Costs and Structure of Distribution in the United Kingdom in 1938: 1. How the goods were distributed
2. Factors influencing the methods of distribution
3. The costs of distribution
4. The factors influencing the cost of distribution
5. The structure of the distributive trade
6. Summary and suggestions for further research
Part II. Case Studies of the Methods and Costs of Distribution of the Commodities and Commodity Groups in the United Kingdom in 1938: 7. The method of presentation and the definitions used in the case studies
8. Bread and cereal
9. Meat, bacon and fish
10. Dairy products and fats
11. Sugar preserves and confectionary
12. Fresh fruit and vegetables
13. Canned fruit and vegetables, sauces, pickles and condiments
14. Beverages
15. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
16. Coal and household stores
17. Furniture and furnishings
18. Pottery and glassware, hollow-ware and domestic ironmongery
19. Electrical goods
20. Footwear
21. Men's and boys' clothing
22. Women's, girls' and children's wear
23. Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery
24. Motor cars, accessories, tyres, and petrol and oil
25. Jewellery, toys, and sports and leather goods
26. Toilet preparations and requisites, medicines and drugs and photographic goods
27. Other manufactured goods
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Charts
Tables.

Subject Areas: Economic theory & philosophy [KCA]