TY  - GEN
N2  - The permanent building societies of England grew from humble beginnings as a multitude of small and localised institutions in the 19th century to become the dominant players in the house mortgage market by the inter-war period. Throughout the 19th and early-20th centuries, the movement cultivated an image of being a champion of home ownership for the working classes, but housing historians have questioned whether building societies really lived up to this claim. This study fills a major gap in the historiography of the movement by investigating the class profile of building society members, and how the design of different building societies affected their accessibility, efficiency, and risk-taking practices between 1880 and 1939.
AB  - The permanent building societies of England grew from humble beginnings as a multitude of small and localised institutions in the 19th century to become the dominant players in the house mortgage market by the inter-war period. Throughout the 19th and early-20th centuries, the movement cultivated an image of being a champion of home ownership for the working classes, but housing historians have questioned whether building societies really lived up to this claim. This study fills a major gap in the historiography of the movement by investigating the class profile of building society members, and how the design of different building societies affected their accessibility, efficiency, and risk-taking practices between 1880 and 1939.
T1  - The building society promise :access, risk, and efficiency 1880-1939 /
AU  - Samy, Luke,
ET  - First edition.
CN  - Oxford Scholarship Online
CN  - HG2156
ID  - 798762
KW  - Savings and loan associations
KW  - Savings and loan associations
KW  - Home ownership
KW  - Home ownership
KW  - Working class
KW  - Working class
SN  - 9780191829864
TI  - The building society promise :access, risk, and efficiency 1880-1939 /
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198787808.001.0001
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198787808.001.0001
ER  -