The Labour Problem (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Drage, Geoffrey

9780260235046: The Labour Problem (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260235040 ISBN 13: 9780260235046

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2. Towards the end of the eighteenth and the beginning Of the nineteenth century the necessities Of the time gave a new impetus to the development Of voluntary associations. The introduction of machinery, and a rapid transition from a system Of small to one Of large industries, had resulted in a complete disorganisation of the labour market. The legal regulations for the protection of labour were felt to be irksome and allowed to fall into disuse. The new class Of employers consisted chieﬂy of self-made men who had risen.

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