Labor, industry, and regulation during the progressive era / Daniel E. Saros.
2009
HD3616.U46 S27 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Labor, industry, and regulation during the progressive era / Daniel E. Saros.
Author
Saros, Daniel Earl.
ISBN
9780415996792 (alk. paper)
0415996791 (alk. paper)
9780203882702
0203882709
0415996791 (alk. paper)
9780203882702
0203882709
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Standard Identifiers
9780415996792
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HD3616.U46 S27 2009
Summary
"The Progressive Era was among the most volatile times for the economy and labor in American History. Daniel E. Saros explores the institutional and economic conditions of this time, revealing new insight into the regulated nature of industry and the conditions of labor. Using the steel industry as a case study, Saros demonstrates how the United States Steel Corporation enhanced the performance of the steel industry by initiating a price and wage stabilization program. In an effort to combat potential threats from the federal government, the American public, and organized labor to the market stabilization program and mechanization drive, the steel companies introduced a paternalistic welfare program, company unions, and limited hours reform.
Saros also contrasts this time with free market periods, examining the impacts on rates of profit, output growth, and capital accumulation."--Jacket.
Saros also contrasts this time with free market periods, examining the impacts on rates of profit, output growth, and capital accumulation."--Jacket.
Note
Saros also contrasts this time with free market periods, examining the impacts on rates of profit, output growth, and capital accumulation."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index.
Series
New political economy (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents
A theoretical framework for the historical analysis of American industry
The structure and performance of the progressive era regulationist institutional structure (RIS)
Regulation in the era of big steel
The consequences of progressive era regulation for the steelworkers
Analytical results of the case study.
The structure and performance of the progressive era regulationist institutional structure (RIS)
Regulation in the era of big steel
The consequences of progressive era regulation for the steelworkers
Analytical results of the case study.