A Study on the Minimum Wage

J. Henry Richardson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-18283-4 (ISBN)

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First Published in 1927, A Study on the Minimum Wage contains constructive proposals regarding the essential features of a satisfactory minimum wage system. Rich in archival resources, this book is an essential read for students and researchers of labour history, labour economics, and political economy in general.

First Published in 1927, A Study on the Minimum Wage contains constructive proposals regarding the essential features of a satisfactory minimum wage system. Based on a comprehensive international study of existing legislation and practice in the 1920s, it brings crucial themes like objects of minimum wage legislation; the living wage; provisions for the worker’s family; relation between the wages of men and women; machinery for fixing minimum wages; methods of enforcement; and the capacity of industry to pay. Rich in archival resources, this book is an essential read for students and researchers of labour history, labour economics, and political economy in general.

J.H. Richardson

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Objects of Minimum Wage Legislation 3. Bases Adopted in Different Countries 4. The Living Wage 5. Capacity of Industry to Pay 6. A National Minimum 7. Provisions for the Worker’s Family 8. Relation Between the Wages of Men and Women 9. Wages Below the General Minimum 10. Machinery for Fixing Minimum Wages 11. Methods of Enforcement 12. International Action Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.12.2021
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	530 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-032-18283-0 / 1032182830
ISBN-13	978-1-032-18283-4 / 9781032182834
Zustand	Neuware