Escape from the Market: Negotiating Work in Lancashire

by Michael Huberman

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At the outset of the industrial revolution the Lancashire labour market was a model of thoroughgoing competition. Wages adjusted quickly and smoothly to changes in the demand for and supply of labour. Within two generations, however, workers and firms had retreated from the market. Instead of busting wages, firms paid fixed rates; instead of breaking ties on short notice, workers sought longer-term associations. Social norms - doing the right thing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521142660

ISBN13:9780521142663

Release Date:June 2010

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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