Full Employment in a Free Society (Works of William H. Beveridge)
Full Employment in a Free Society (Works of William H. Beveridge)

Author: William H. Beveridge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-11-27

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1317569784

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Beveridge defined full employment as a state where there are slightly more vacant jobs than there are available workers, or not more than 3% of the total workforce. This book discusses how this goal might be achieved, beginning with the thesis that because individual employers are not capable of creating full employment, it must be the responsibility of the state. Beveridge claimed that the upward pressure on wages, due to the increased bargaining strength of labour, would be eased by rising productivity, and kept in check by a system of wage arbitration. The cooperation of workers would be secured by the common interest in the ideal of full employment. Alternative measures for achieving full employment included Keynesian-style fiscal regulation, direct control of manpower, and state control of the means of production. The impetus behind Beveridge's thinking was social justice and the creation of an ideal new society after the war. The book was written in the context of an economy which would have to transfer from wartime direction to peace time. It was then updated in 1960, following a decade where the average unemployment rate in Britain was in fact nearly 1.5%.

Labor in a Free Society
Labor in a Free Society

Author: Michael Harrington

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2022-08-19

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0520345800

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1959.

Labor Law
Labor Law

Author: Timothy J. Heinsz

Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780314177728

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This new edition takes a distinctive approach to the topic. The first quarter provides a mini-course in American labor law history. This section provides students with the social, political, and economic context necessary to appreciate the doctrinal material presented in the remaining sections of the book. Unlike most labor law casebooks, this one remains lean: cases are tightly edited, notes are brief, and the text hews closely to major points. The streamlined presentation is ideal for professors who wish to supplement the material with simulations or other experiential learning exercises.

Labor, Economy, and Society
Labor, Economy, and Society

Author: Jeffrey J. Sallaz

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-04-03

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0745665160

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Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. But it can also be a source of misery, as when one’s skills are suddenly rendered obsolete by forces beyond one’s control. Jeffrey J. Sallaz asks us to rethink our basic assumptions about work. Drawing on cutting-edge theories within economic sociology and through the use of contemporary examples, he conceptualizes labor as embedded exchange. This draws attention to issues that all too frequently are overlooked in our public discourse and private imaginations: how various forms of work are classified and valued; how markets for labor operate in practice; and how people can challenge the central fiction that their work is simply a commodity to be bought and sold. This readable and engaging book is suitable for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It will be of interest to economic sociologists, scholars of labor, and all of those who find themselves working for a living.