The Wages of Unskilled Labor in Manufacturing Industries in the United States, 1890–1924

Whitney Coombs

Published by Columbia University Press 1968

The Wages of Unskilled Labor in Manufacturing Industries in the United States, 1890–1924

Whitney Coombs

Volume 283 in the series Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law

https://doi.org/10.7312/coom94332

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Gathers and presents the data of wages of unskilled workers in manufacturing in the United States from 1890-1924 to demonstrate how the economic and social problems hinge on wage conditions.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
List of Charts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
List of Tables in the Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
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Chapter I. The Scope of the Study Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter II. The Sources of Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Chapter III. Examination of the Wage Data by Industries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter IV. Index Numbers of the Money Wages of Unskilled Labor, 1890- 1924 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter V. The Real Wages of Unskilled Labor in Manufacturing, 1890-1924 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright year: 1968
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 164

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Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231898157