{"product_id":"selected-papers-on-social-and-economic-questions-paperback-9781107536999","title":"Selected Papers on Social and Economic Questions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107536999","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSelected Papers on Social and Economic Questions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1918, this book contains papers on social and economic questions by the British engineer and shipbuilder Benjamin Chapman Browne.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin Chapman Browne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107536999, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.2 x 12.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1918, this book contains a selection of 32 papers on social and economic questions by the British engineer and shipbuilder Sir Benjamin Chapman Browne (1839–1917). The papers are presented in chronological order, covering the period 1886 to 1917, and a wide variety of issues are discussed, ranging from industrial relations and workers' rights to the status of the House of Lords. An introductory biography of Browne is also included, together with a short bibliography at the end of the text. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Browne and British socio-economic history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Presidential address to Northern Union of Mechanics Institutions (1886)\u003cbr\u003e 2. The unequal distribution of wealth, and its responsibilities (1890)\u003cbr\u003e 3. The House of Lords (1894)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Land compared with other property (1895)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Education from an employer's point of view (1896)\u003cbr\u003e 6. The engineering dispute (1898)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Presidential address to North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (1898)\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cost of working the Workmen's Compensation Act (1904)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Three articles on the Workmen's Compensation Act (1905)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Alms-giving (1906)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Four articles on labour problems (1906)\u003cbr\u003e 12. Commencing business (1907)\u003cbr\u003e 13. On the state of trade (1907)\u003cbr\u003e 14. The new army from an employer's point of view (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the state of political parties (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 16. Two letters on tariff reform and free trade (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 17. The North-East coast strikes and Sir Christopher Furness's scheme (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Unemployment (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 19. Co-partnership and unemployment (1908)\u003cbr\u003e 20. Christian politics (1909)\u003cbr\u003e 21. Insurance against unemployment (1910)\u003cbr\u003e 22. Gambling in relation to business (1910)\u003cbr\u003e 23. Strikes (1910)\u003cbr\u003e 24. Industrial peace (1911)\u003cbr\u003e 25. The duties of employer and employed (1912)\u003cbr\u003e 26. The church and labour questions (1913)\u003cbr\u003e 27. The ownership of capital (1913)\u003cbr\u003e 28. Apprenticeship (1916)\u003cbr\u003e 29. Scientific training of young workmen (undated)\u003cbr\u003e 30. The unpopular employer (1916)\u003cbr\u003e 31. The return to work (1916)\u003cbr\u003e 32. Industrial conditions after the war (1917)\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265765036312,"sku":"9781107536999","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107536999i.jpg?v=1696755315","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/selected-papers-on-social-and-economic-questions-paperback-9781107536999","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}