Building Society Promise. Access, risk and efficiency, 1880-1939

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Draws on the writer's doctoral thesis, 'The Building Society Promise. The accessibility, risk and efficiency of building societies in England, c1880-1939', Oxford University, 2010. Explores the 'accessibility of the early building society movement to working-class households', reconstructing society portfolios and investigating kinds of people using building society finance. Structured in four parts, viz: Part 1] 'The origins and evolution of the building societies in Britain, c1850-1939'; Part 2] ''Every man his own landlord': Building societies and home ownership, c1880-1913'; Part 3] ''The silent revolution'. Building societies and the interwar housing market'; Part 4] 'The paradox of success. The effect of growth, competition and managerial self interest on building society practice and market structure, c1882-1939'. Covers at some length the Co-operative Permanent Building Society and Ipswich Building Society / Ipswich Freehold Land Society. Also coverage of: Durham Building Society; Halifax Permanent Building Society; Northern Counties Permanent Building Society [Newcastle]; Newcastle Portland Building Society