Desigualdad y pobreza en España en el muy largo plazo

El desempleo y el empleo precario son uno de los mayores determinantes de pobreza en España y se han visto agravados con la crisis económica sufrida durante la última década. La falta de recursos amenaza la seguridad alimentaria de las familias que se ven obligadas a adoptar estrategias de compra que conducen a la reducción del consumo de alimentos frescos y al aumento de productos refinados y ultraprocesados.

We use Spanish military records stemming from the late-19th to the mid-20th century to assess internal migrants’ self-selection. We find that migrants were, on average over the whole period, around one centimeter taller than non-migrants, and in the booming 1920s, the height advantage of movers reached three centimeters.

Starting from the same assumptions used for building the Physical Quality of Life Index and the Human Development Index and trying to overcome the deficiencies inherent in the GDP per capita series estimated for Spain before 1955, this article aims to show how an alternative composite index of standard of living can be elaborated through military recruitment sources.

Around the aim of gaining knowledge on the secular trends in nutritional status of the Spanish population, we found a collection of historical records compiled by La Institución Libre de Enseñanza and their alumni association along 47 years. These data had been collected from boys and girls attending summer camps, with a policy of improving health of children with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions. The objective is to extract all possible information about growth changes, and eventually any interpretation related to status of the originating families.

Este artículo analiza el estado nutricional durante el período de entreguerras. Estudia el caso de la Italia fascista (1922-1939). Como indicador del bienestar biológico de las poblaciones, los datos de estatura de los reemplazos militares constituyen la principal fuente de estudio.