Soft coal, hard choices the economic welfare of bituminous coal miners, 1890-1930

Making use of economic theory and statistics, this study examines the economic lives of American coal miners in the early part of the 20th century. It emphasizes the competition among employers for labour, legal rights, the state of the labour market and the impact of trade unions

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fishback, Price Van Meter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1992, 1992
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Making use of economic theory and statistics, this study examines the economic lives of American coal miners in the early part of the 20th century. It emphasizes the competition among employers for labour, legal rights, the state of the labour market and the impact of trade unions
Physical Description:xi, 279 p. ill
ISBN:9780199855025