Soft Coal, Hard Choices: The Economic Welfare of Bituminous Coal Miners, 1890-1930

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Price V. Fishback (Associate Professor of Economics, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Arizona)

Soft Coal, Hard Choices

The Economic Welfare of Bituminous Coal Miners, 1890-1930

Price V. Fishback (Associate Professor of Economics, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Arizona)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
13 August 1992

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Sociology: work & labour; Economic history; Coal & solid fuel industries

While most studies of labor in the coal industry focus on the struggle to organize unions, this work offers a more diverse and quantitative examination of the labor market. It regards the economic lives of the bituminous coal miners in the early twentieth century. Fishback's analytic framework encompasses competition among employers for labor, the legal environment, institutional development in response to transactions costs as well as the impact of labor unions on the coal industry. Utilizing economic theory and statistics, Fishback reveals the models hidden in the descriptions of events, and then tests their internal consistency as well as the hypotheses they generate.

By: Price V. Fishback (Associate Professor of Economics Associate Professor of Economics University of Arizona)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9780195067255
ISBN 10: 0195067258
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 13 August 1992
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Soft Coal, Hard Choices: The Economic Welfare of Bituminous Coal Miners, 1890-1930

'a stimulating and lucid reassessment of a major area of US labour history ... this is an excellent example of historical economics ... There are very few British labour historians who would not benefit from reading this book. It is an impressive application of labour economics and statistics to the history of aspects of industrial relastions.' Chris Wrigley, Nottingham University, Business History