Labour Routledge Library Editions The Economics S by P. Sargant Florence

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Labour focuses on the issues and problems concerning the efficient full employment of labour in a free market economy. The discussion is largely about the conditions (including comparative wages) underlying industrial efficiency and maximum production from various labour resources at least cost. \n\nBy estimating man-power, analysing the human factor and measuring labour efficiency, the book summarizes recent evidence on employment conditions for or against efficiency and the effect upon the incidence of unemployment.\n > PART ONE - LABOUR RESOURCES and UTILIZATION 1. MAN-POWER (1) Man-power and its Composition (2) Recent Changes in Man-Power and its Allocation (3) Qualitative Differences 2. THE HUMAN FACTOR AND THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM (1) The Human Factor (2) Human Nature and Economic Forces (3) The Human Factor in Employment (4) Conditions of Human Efficiency and Mobility (5) Summary and Argument 3. MEASURES OF LABOUR EFFICIENCY (1) Inefficiency and its Costs (2) Quantity, Qualitd