Consumer behaviour and economic growth in the modern economy [electronic resource] / edited by Henri Baudet and Henk van der Meulen.

First published in 1982.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction / Henri Baudet and Henk van der Meulen -- 2. The transition from traditional to modern patterns of demand in Belgium / Peter Scholliers and Chris Vandenbroeke -- 3. Food consumption and welfare 1852-1911 / Henri Baudet and Henk van der Meulen -- 4. Dietary changes in Europe from 16th to 20th century, with particular reference to France and Italy / Maurice Aymard -- 5. Interrelations between consumption, economic growth and income distribution in Latin America since 1800 : a comparative perspective / David Felix -- 6. Changes in lifestyle in Japan : pattern and structure of modern consumption / Mine Yasuzawa -- 7. Convention, fashion and consumption : aspects of British experience sicne 1750 / Walter Minchinton -- 8. Food consumption in Germany since the beginning of industrialisation : a quantitative longitudinal approach / Hans J. Teuteberg -- 9. Conclusion / Henri Baudet and Henk van der Meulen.