THE COST OF LIFE IN ROMANIA DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD

THE TOP ONE PRIORITY FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN EVERY TIME WAS TO ACHIEVE AS MANY RESOURCES AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FOOD IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMFORT FOR ITS MEMBERS. THIS LEVEL OF COMFORT WASN’T THE SAME THROUGH HISTORY. IT WAS I NFLUENCED BY THE ECONOMY AND BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. IN ROMANIA, IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD, AN INDUSTRIALIZATION PROCESS TOOK PLACE. THIS PROCESS NEEDED WORKERS; MOST OF THEM RECENTLY ARRIVED INTO THE CITY, FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGES. THIS PHENOMENON AFFECTED THE NATURAL ECONOMY. THE WAGES WERE LOW; THE PRICES WERE HIGH, ESPECIALLY INSIDE BIG CITIES. WHAT WAS THE COST OF DAILY LIFE IN ROMANIAN’S CITIES? WERE THE SALARIES HIGH ENOUGH TO ASSURE THE RESOURCES NECESSARIES TO FAMILIES’ SURVIVAL? WHAT FOODSTUFFS W ERE CONSIDERED ESSENTIALS? THOSE ARE THE CORE QUESTIONS THAT WE INTENT TO ANSWER DURING THE STUDY USING PRESS AS MAIN SOURCE.

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