Labour policy—false and true : $b A study in economic history and industrial economicsMacassey, Lynden Livingston
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Labour policy—false and true : $b A study in economic history and industrial economics
Macassey, Lynden Livingston
Industrial policy -- Great Britain; Labor economics -- Great Britain; Labour Party (Great Britain)
Government War-time Control—Government’s New Policy in
1921—The Establishment of Joint Conciliation Committees
in England and Wales—The Work of the Conciliation
Committees—Agriculture and Unemployment Insurance.
XVII Government Policy for Unemployment 175
1. State Unemployment Insurance.—The Present Scheme
of 1920—Emergency Provisions—Temporary Act of March
1921—Temporary Act of July 1921—Temporary Provision for
Dependents’ Act of November 1921—Temporary Act of April
1922—The Efficiency of the State Scheme 176
2. Construction Of Works of Public Utility.—Unemployment
Grants Committee—The Scheme of 1920—The Extended Scheme of
1921 187
3. Expedited Road Schemes.—The 1920-21 Programme—The
1921-22 Programme—The Special Metropolitan Schemes—The
Provincial Schemes—Conditions Attaching to Grants 191
4. Poor Law Relief.—Principles Governing Administration of
Relief—Ascertainment of Applicant’s Income—Assistance to
Guardians to Carry out Works—Funding of Cost of Relief—Help
to Poorer Metropolitan Unions—Assistance to Guardians to
Raise Loans 195
XVIII Government Policy for Unemployment 199
5. Guarantee of Loans.—The Trade Facilities Act,
1921—Policy of Advisory Committee—Difficulties of the
Committee—Guarantees already Given 199
6. The Export Credits Scheme.—Specific Guarantees or
Credits—General Guarantees or Credits 204
7. Other Miscellaneous Schemes.—Summary of National
Expenditure 207
PART III. THE TRUE LABOUR POLICY
XIX The Outlook of the Worker 211
Ignorance about Industry—Misconceptions as to
Wages—Discontent and its Causes—Effect of Bad
Environment—Fear of Unemployment—Dissatisfaction
with Status in Industry—Belief in Agitation—Desire
for Improvement—Low Conception of Work—Suspicion of
Employers—The Worker and his Trade Union—The Worker and the
Community.
XX Reform of Industry instead of Socialization 222
The Three Dominant Aspirations of the Workers—Can and
Ought they to be Satisfied?—The Vagueness of Labour’s
Scheme of Reconstruction—The Recent Change in Labour’s
Proposals—Reform of Industry _v._ Reconstruction.
XXI The Human Relationships to be Rectified in Industry 230
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