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Capitalist Workingman's Paradises Revisited
Erik De Gier
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Description for Capitalist Workingman's Paradises Revisited
Hardcover. An in-depth exploration of the international phenomenon of enlightened paternalist capitalism and social engineering in the golden age of capitalism. Num Pages: 188 pages, 6 full color. BIC Classification: HRLB; JHM; JP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book offers an in-depth exploration of the international phenomenon of enlightened paternalist capitalism and social engineering in the golden age of capitalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Erik de Gier shows how utopian socialist, religious, and craft-based ideas influenced the welfare work and educations programmes offered by paternalistic businesses in different ways from nation to nation, looking closely at sites like the Pullman community in Chicago and Port Sunlight in the UK. De Gier brings the book fully up to date with a brief comparison to contemporary welfare capitalism in our highly flexible working world. ... Read more
This book offers an in-depth exploration of the international phenomenon of enlightened paternalist capitalism and social engineering in the golden age of capitalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Erik de Gier shows how utopian socialist, religious, and craft-based ideas influenced the welfare work and educations programmes offered by paternalistic businesses in different ways from nation to nation, looking closely at sites like the Pullman community in Chicago and Port Sunlight in the UK. De Gier brings the book fully up to date with a brief comparison to contemporary welfare capitalism in our highly flexible working world. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089645814
SKU
V9789089645814
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Ref
99-50
About Erik De Gier
Prof. dr. Erik de Gier MA (1948) is professor emeritus, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University. He is an industrial sociologist and expert in American studies. De Gier is also the author of Capitalist Workingman’s Paradises Revisited. Corporate Welfare Work in Great Britain, the USA, Germany and France in the Golden Age of Capitalism, 1880–1930, published by Amsterdam University Press ... Read more
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