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Bürgerliche Gesellschaft and Consumer Interests: The Berlin Public Market Hall Reform, 1867–1891

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By building retail and wholesale market halls in the 1880s, the city of Berlin rationalized the distribution of food while maintaining public control of commerce. In designing the market hall system, technological improvement and public orderliness emerged as top priorities, while the interests of consumers and small retail dealers who had relied on the traditional outdoor public markets remained secondary. The emphasis on order reflected the interests of the city's economic and cultural elite, the Bürgertum, who sought to make Berlin fit their image of a world-class city.

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  • Lohmeier, Andrew, 1999. "Bürgerliche Gesellschaft and Consumer Interests: The Berlin Public Market Hall Reform, 1867–1891," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 73(1), pages 91-113, April.
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    1. Ian Mitchell, 2018. "Retail markets in northern and midland England, 1870–1914: civic icon, municipal white elephant, or consumer paradise?," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 71(4), pages 1270-1290, November.

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