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

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

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Gibson, Roland,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1948]
©1948
Year of Publication:1948
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (138 p.)
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Table of 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

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