Hard At Work in Factories and Mines The Economics of Child Labor During the British Industrial Revolution

This book examines the explanations for child labor in an economic context. A model of the labor market for children is constructed using the new economics of the family framework to derive the supply of child labor and the traditional labor theory of marginal productivity to derive the demand for child labor.

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Carolyn Tuttle (Author)

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This book examines the explanations for child labor in an economic context. A model of the labor market for children is constructed using the new economics of the family framework to derive the supply of child labor and the traditional labor theory of marginal productivity to derive the demand for child labor.

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• Autori: Carolyn Tuttle, Tuttle, Tuttle Carolyn
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.11.2021
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9780367007126
• ISBN: 978-0-367-00712-6
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Categorie: European History, Industrial relations, health & safety, HISTORY / Europe / Western, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Western Europe, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, Western Continental Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Marginal productivity, industrial economics, technological innovation impact, economic development child labor model, labor market theory, child workforce analysis, historical labor studies