National Wages Policy in War and Peace

National Wages Policy in War and Peace (1958) examines inflation prevention, looking at the experience of national wage policies under a variety of different economic and social conditions, and concludes that a centrally administered national wages policy cannot be relied upon as a means of preventing inflation.

List of contents

1. Economic Aspects of the Problem 2. British Wage Policy in Wartime 3. American Wage Policy in Wartime 4. Wage Policy under the Labour Government 5. Wage Stabilization in America, 1950–52 6. Wage Policy in Sweden 7. Wage Policy in Australia: the Arbitration System 8. Wage Policy in the Netherlands 9. Wages and Economic Stability in Germany 10. Wage Policy under the Conservatives 11. The Rational Approach to Wage Policy

Summary

National Wages Policy in War and Peace (1958) examines inflation prevention, looking at the experience of national wage policies under a variety of different economic and social conditions, and concludes that a centrally administered national wages policy cannot be relied upon as a means of preventing inflation.

Product details

• Authors: B.C. Roberts, Roberts B.C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032804149
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280414-9
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, Social classes, Social and ethical issues, Management of specific areas, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Sociology: work and labour, Industry and industrial studies, Employment & Unemployment, Economics of industrial organization