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Beginning in the 18th century, a turning point in labour history as
work encountered an industrialising modernity, this book explores
how different forms of work have been valued up to the present day.
Focusing on the cultural, intellectual, social and political
implications of wages, the chapters in this collection historicise
the labour market, conceiving it as complex system of social
relations which evolve through time and differ according to space.
They show how the level of wages and other forms of remuneration
reflect not only marginal productivity and scarcity but also the
nature of work relations and wider political, social and economic
circumstances. With examples ranging across several centuries and
different parts of the globe, it shows how wages are influenced by
the specific organization and processes of work, conflict and
power, social status and hierarchies between workers, custom and
identity, family structure and professional ethics, ideology,
politics and policy. Combining quantitative and qualitative
approaches The Value of Work since the 18th Century also addresses
two interlinked questions; how did theoretical interpretations and
techniques of wage measurement emerge and evolve, and to what
extent does this matter in understanding the social and political
history of work?
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