The State in Relation to Labour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882.

Series:

Classics in economics.

Classics in economics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Labor laws and legislation.

Labor movement--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Labor movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 166 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.

Summary:

"W. Stanley Jevons was a central figure linking political economy with social policy, and The State in Relation to Labour is the quintessential product of that fusion. Jevons reviews how legislation enacted for the protection of labor re-established the social contract on a new industrial footing. The concept of industrial partnership insured that the state continued to hold a monopoly of power while taking account of rising labor agitation. Jevons' scholarly brilliance is evident in this pathbreaking work on economics and policy construction. The State in Relation to Labour deals with the economic role of government in resolving conflicts between different groups of English citizens. The issue of class is central to the topic and two further points are implicit. The first is the market economy as a product of the institutions which form and operate through it. Jevons argues that markets can be and indeed have been formed to favor one class interest or another. Second, he asserts that conventional arguments favor the class interests they serve, whether or not they are recognized to doing so. Jevons neither shrinks from candid analysis of English social, political and economic history and institutions nor espouses an openly pragmatic approach to the economic role of government. He eschews the erection of class or other ideological sentiment into principles of policy. Implicit in his analysis is an understanding that some law, some set of legal rights and limitations, is necessary. The issue is not whether government will establish relative rights and responsibilities but what they will be and, further, when they will be changed. Among the topics discussed are principles of industrial legislation, direct interference of the state with labor, the Factory Acts, and similar legislation directly affecting laborers, trade union legislation, the law of industrial conspiracy, cooperation and industrial partnership, and arbitration and conciliation. In a new introduction, Warren J. Samuels examines the life and works of William Stanley Jevons. He discusses the various arguments put forth in The State in Relation to Labour, and the consequences of Jevons' approach."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter I The State In Relation To Labour / Warren J. Samuels

chapter II Direct Interference of the State with Labour / Warren J. Samuels

chapter III The Factory Acts And Similar Legislation Directly Affecting labourers / Warren J. Samuels

chapter IV Indirect Interference with Industry{u2014}Trades Union Legislation / Warren J. Samuels

chapter V The Law of Industrial Conspiracy / Warren J. Samuels

chapter VI Co-operation and industrial partnership / Warren J. Samuels

chapter VII Arbitration and Conciliation / Warren J. Samuels

chapter VIII Concluding Remarks / Warren J. Samuels.

Notes:

Originally published: London ; New York : Macmillan, 1887.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-30260-4

1-351-30258-2

9781351302609

OCLC:

1004150909