Wages in the United Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century - Notes for the Use of Students of Social and Economic Questions

Informationen zum Autor fm.author_biographical_note1 Klappentext This book, which was first published in 1900, provides a statistically based examination of British wages during the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung This book! which was first published in 1900! provides a statistically based examination of British wages during the nineteenth century. The text constitutes an attempt 'to illustrate the various questions that arise in the study of wages! choosing those groups which afford problems of any special difficulty or interest'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General object and method; 2. Nature of material and chief authorities; 3. Meaning and use of 'the average wage'; 4. Agricultural wages in England; 5. Agricultural wages in Sussex. Wages contrasted with earnings; 6. Course of wages in Ireland; 7. Scotch agriculture; 8. General view of course of wages obtained by a study of two occupations; 9. General estimates of wages hitherto published; 10. Printers wages; 11. Wages of seamen; 12. Special study of wages in the building trades; 13. Coal miners' wages. Complete sequence of wages in south Scotland; 14. The textile industries: hand-loom weavers: wool; 15. Cotton; 16. The iron trades; 17. Conclusion; Appendix I. Selected diagrams; Appendix II. List of dates; Appendix III. Bibliography.

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• Authors: Arthur L. Bowley, Arthur Lyon Bowley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2014
• EAN: 9781107419001
• ISBN: 978-1-107-41900-1
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, Labour / income economics, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Labour Economics, Social and cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General