| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Part I 'Under the Counter': Evading Economic Control -- Introduction 15 -- 1 'Large enough to cause concern': gauging the extent of non-compliance 17 -- 2 'A matter of friendship': the grey market 50 -- 3 Beating the ration: the 'Black Market' 77 -- Part II 'A Stiff Rod in Pickle': Attacking Black Markets -- Introduction 115 -- 4 War and order: securing compliance 118 -- 5 On the street: enforcing the law 144 -- 6 Sitting on the bench: the legal lottery 171 -- Part III 'Black Sheep-Black Markets': Making Moral Choices -- Introduction 193 -- 7 'We all fiddle': legitimating evasion 195 -- 8 Thieves' kitchens: local markets for local people 211 -- 9 'No basic, more spivs': public endorsement 225 |
| Summary |
Thanks to rationing and price control, Britain's underground economy flourished during the 1940s and early 1950s as producers, traders, and professional criminals helped consumers to get a little extra 'on the side'. Yet widespread evasion of regulations designed to ensure 'fair shares for all' did not undermine the austerity policies that characterised these years. Here, Mark Roodhouse argues that Britons showed self-restraint in their illegal dealings. The means, motives, and opportunities for evasion were not lacking. The shortages were real regulations were not watertight, and enforcement was haphazard |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Black market -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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History.
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Black market
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Economic history
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Economics
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Schwarzmarkt
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Svart marknad -- historia.
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Illegaler Handel.
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Geschichte.
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Großbritannien.
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History.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056677
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191636882 |
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0191636886 |
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9780191747564 |
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0191747564 |
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