Escape from the Market: Negotiating Work in Lancashire

by Michael Huberman

At the outset of the industrial revolution the Lancashire labour market was a model of thoroughgoing competition. Wages adjusted quickly and smoothly to changes in the demand for and supply of labour. Within two generations, however, workers and firms had retreated from the market. Instead of busting wages, firms paid fixed rates; instead of breaking ties on short notice, workers sought longer-term associations. Social norms - doing the right thing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521142660
• ISBN13: 9780521142663
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"