Resumen de The Incomes of the Population of the Czech Lands Between the Two World Wars
The paper offers a unique income analysis of the population of the first Czechoslovak Republic. It examines the incomes of army officers, teachers, and families of minor officials, blue-collar households and white-collar households. Individual items of income are scrutinized for selected professions. The paper considers the amount of income in relation to the economic situation during the period, addressing such basic issues as: What were the earnings of certain types of household and selected professions? What were the earnings of the middle classes? Based on an analysis of the available materials in the State Statistical Office and a review of the literature, the paper concludes that white-collar households and those of minor officials (whose income in absolute terms was significantly lower) could live on the earnings of the head of household, whereas blue-collar households also depended on the gainful employment of women and children. The middle classes were formed by state administration employees, teachers, clergymen, doctors, writers, lawyers, artists and army officers.
