Are We Rich Yet? The Rise of Mass Investment Culture in Contemporary Britain
An in-depth history of how finance remade everyday life in Thatcher's Britain. Are We Rich Yet? tells the story of the financialization of British society. During the 1980s and 1990s, financial markets became part of daily life for many Britons as the practice of investing moved away from the o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2022, ©2022
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| Series: | Berkeley Series in British Studies
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 'A wonderful growth' : investment culture from 1840 to 1980
- Over the counter : speculation and the small investor
- Shopping for shares: The rise of financial consumerism
- 'The moneymen's Sunday sermon': the making of a mass-market financial advice industry
- Yuppies : finance and investment in popular culture
- Are we rich yet? : investment clubs and investor activism