Description
The views generally held about the rise of the factory system in Britain derive from highly distorted accounts of the social consequences of that system--so say the distinguished economic historians whose papers make up this book. The authors offer documentary evidence to support their conclusion that under capitalism the workers, despite long hours and other hardships of factory life, were better off financially, had more opportunities, and led a better life than had been the case before the Industrial Revolution.
Author: F. A. Hayek
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/15/1963
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9780226320724
ISBN10: 0226320723
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Business & Economics | Economic Conditions
Author: F. A. Hayek
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/15/1963
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9780226320724
ISBN10: 0226320723
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Business & Economics | Economic Conditions
About the Author
F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and a leading proponent of classical liberalism in the twentieth century. He taught at the University of London, the University of Chicago, and the University of Freiburg.