The Structure Of Wages In United States Manufacturing Industries 1948 To 1964

Author : J. Schoenhof
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333417673
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Wages and Trade in Manufacturing Industries in America and in Europe (Classic Reprint) written by J. Schoenhof and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wages and Trade in Manufacturing Industries in America and in Europe The question of labor and wages is the one question which ought most to concern American economists and American states men. For the great body of our seventeen million male workers are wage-earners averaging less than $400 per year; and the greatest good of the greatest number is the purpose of the American nation. The protectionists have claimed that a protective tariff raises wages. This is the last ditch Of their argument. There began to be doubt about the truth of this claim. Consequently the New York Tribune, the organ of the protectionists, sent a Special cor respondent to Europe to Obtain evidence in support Of it. Mr. Robert P. Porter, who had been special agent of the Census as to statistics of wealth and secretary of the Tariff Commission, was secured for this purpose. Mr. Porter did what he was sent to do. He presented a picture Of the distress of England under free trade and of the prosperity of France and Germany under a protective tariff that was most of a surprise to those who knew most of those countries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.