A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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CONTENTS

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  • I Introduction 1

  • II Summary of Results and Conclusions 2

  • III Demand : Success and Failure to Buy 8

    • Hardware 9

    • Crockery 14

    • Household Linen 16

    • Clothing 23

    • Women’s Clothing 24

    • Men’s clothing 28

    • Children’s clothing 28

    • Miscellaneous Commodities 33

  • IV Analyses by Region 36

    • Hardware 36

    • Household linen 44

    • Clothing 51

  • V Analyses of Economic Groups 56

  • VI Failure to Buy and Dissatisfaction 66

    • Reasons For Failure to Buy 66

    • Number of shops Visited 70

    • Extent of and reason for Dissatisfaction 72

    • Comparison of Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Reasons for not Buying 75

  • Appendix I. The Samples 78

  • Appendix II. The Questionnaire 62

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