|
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics
|
Buy Now
A Worker's Economist - John R. Commons and His Legacy from Progressivism to the War on Poverty (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,215
Discovery Miles 12 150
|
|
|
A Worker's Economist - John R. Commons and His Legacy from Progressivism to the War on Poverty (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
John R. Commons is one of the few reformers of the past century
whose major works are still actively read, whose ideas are still
debated, and whose principles are still applied to the analysis of
contemporary problems. His life spanned the years of America's
"Great Transformation," from a nation of shopkeepers, farmers, and
small towns to one of giant corporations, landless laborers, and
crowded cities. He became involved in almost every aspect of
America's response to the damaging side effects of that
transformation. A Worker's Economist begins with John Commons'
childhood and education and continues through his life as a
scholar, teacher, administrator, and reformer. Commons' list of
accomplishments are great in number and overall effect. He worked
on the staff of the first government commission to investigate the
economic and social consequences of corporate mergers. He served as
a public representative on the commission that investigated
industrial violence and workplace relations. He was a participant
observer in America's largest and most historic mineworkers'
strike. He wrote and administered the nation's first constitutional
worker compensation law. He developed principles of social reform
and public administration that his students carried into the design
and administration of the Social Security system as well as Lyndon
B. Johnson's War on Poverty. John Dennis Chasse reviews Commons'
major works, describes the people with whom he worked, and follows
the fortunes of the unions that were intrinsic to his vision of
"collective democracy." As a final testament to Commons'
importance, Chasse considers his legacy as it endures in the work
of his students and beyond.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
