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Cotton Textile Wages in the United States and Great Britain : A Comparison of Trends, 1860–1945 / Roland Gibson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1948]Copyright date: ©1948Description: 1 online resource (138 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231907705
  • 9780231880404
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. Wages from 1860 to I945 -- II. Labor Productivity -- III. Real Wages and the Standard of Living -- IV. Through Two World Wars -- V. Wage Differentials -- VI. Regional Differences -- VII. The Role of Trade Unionism -- VIII. Conclusion -- Appendix I. Wages in 1860 -- Appendix II. Payments in Kind -- Appendix III. Index Numbers of Cotton Goods Prices -- Appendix IV. Cost of Living of American Workers -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Traces the movement of cotton textile wages in Great Britain and the United States from 1860 to 1945. Examines two aspects of the wage problem: differentials between workers of high and low skills, and differences between wages in different regions of the two countries. Also addresses the historical influence of the two world wars and the influence of highly organized British trade unions as opposed to the largely unorganized American workers.
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. Wages from 1860 to I945 -- II. Labor Productivity -- III. Real Wages and the Standard of Living -- IV. Through Two World Wars -- V. Wage Differentials -- VI. Regional Differences -- VII. The Role of Trade Unionism -- VIII. Conclusion -- Appendix I. Wages in 1860 -- Appendix II. Payments in Kind -- Appendix III. Index Numbers of Cotton Goods Prices -- Appendix IV. Cost of Living of American Workers -- Bibliography -- Index

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Traces the movement of cotton textile wages in Great Britain and the United States from 1860 to 1945. Examines two aspects of the wage problem: differentials between workers of high and low skills, and differences between wages in different regions of the two countries. Also addresses the historical influence of the two world wars and the influence of highly organized British trade unions as opposed to the largely unorganized American workers.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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