This study examines the changing nature of work and the work force in the British port transport industry since the 19th century. The authors explain the reasons for the prevalence--and persistence--of the system of casual employment on the docks, and assess its influence on the social attitudes, economic status, and working practices of dockers. Focusing on both industrial relations and government policy, the book casts new light on the role of trade unions and employers to the state and on the effects of official welfare measures and manpower planning.

Casual Labour: The Unemployment Question in the Port Transport Industry 1880-1970

Business & Money

PHILLIPS, Gordon

Whiteside, Noel

Economics

Oxford University Press

In this volume leading social historians examine the 'mixed economy of welfare' that typified the era Before Beveridge. They present a picture of a complex web of interlocking institutions, involving, at the most basic level, family and neighbours, then the formal voluntary sector, which embraced both charitable and mutual aid bodies, together with services delivered by central and local government and the commercial market.This 'mixed economy of welfare' has once again become an important part of the contemporary policy maker's agenda. As a consequence, this collection of historical essays has a direct bearing on one of the most important debates of the present time.

Before Beveridge - Welfare Before the Welfare State (Choice in Welfare 47)

History

Lewis, Jane

Harris, José

Thane, Pat

Green, David A.

Vincent, A. W.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Inst of Economic Affairs

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