The Value of Work since the 18th Century: Custom, Conflict, Measurement and Theory

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Massimo Asta Pedro Ramos Pinto

The Value of Work since the 18th Century

Custom, Conflict, Measurement and Theory

Massimo Asta, Pedro Ramos Pinto

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
02 November 2023

Social & cultural history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Sociology: work & labour; Economic history

Beginning in the 18th century, a turning point in labour history as work encountered an industrialising modernity, this book explores how different forms of work have been valued up to the present day. Focusing on the cultural, intellectual, social and political implications of wages, the chapters in this collection historicise the labour market, conceiving it as complex system of social relations which evolve through time and differ according to space. They show how the level of wages and other forms of remuneration reflect not only marginal productivity and scarcity but also the nature of work relations and wider political, social and economic circumstances.

With examples ranging across several centuries and different parts of the globe, it shows how wages are influenced by the specific organization and processes of work, conflict and power, social status and hierarchies between workers, custom and identity, family structure and professional ethics, ideology, politics and policy. Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches The Value of Work since the 18th Century also addresses two interlinked questions; how did theoretical interpretations and techniques of wage measurement emerge and evolve, and to what extent does this matter in understanding the social and political history of work?

Edited by: Massimo Asta, Pedro Ramos Pinto
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350332072
ISBN 10: 1350332070
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Massimo Asta is research fellow (FCSH/IN2PAST) at the Contemporary History Institute of Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal, affiliated lecturer at the faculty of history of the University of Cambridge, and research associate at Robinson College, Cambridge. His current research explores the interweaving between left-wing political engagement, profession and economic ideas in France, United Kingdom, Italy, and German-speaking countries from the 1870s to the 1930s. Pedro Ramos Pinto is Associate Professor in International Economic History at the University of Cambridge, UK, where he has taught since 2013. His work focuses on the historical origins and reproduction of inequality, with a particular focus on the history and politics of measurement. He is the co-editor of The History of Universal Basic Income (2021) and is currently working on a book titled, Inequality: A Global History.