Occupation and pay in Great Britain, 1906-60 /

By:

Routh, Guy

Contributor(s):

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, England : At the University Press, c1965.Description: xi, 182 pSubject(s):

DDC classification:

331.2942 ROU

LOC classification:

HD5017 .R59

Summary: Guy Routh's book will serve two purposes for historians: first as a source of reliable information, and second as a warning against attempting to use the available "raw material" without the formidable apparatus that Routh has brought to bear. His skill, perseverance, and ingenuity in assembling data comparable over time are admirable, though the text which accompanies his many tables is bald, even perfunctory. Routh first describes the occupational structure and the changes in it between 1951 and 1961, then gives figures for the absolute and relative average pay for these occupations at a number of points between 1906 and 1960, next examines the timing of pay changes and the changing pattern of differentials within this period, and finally offers a suggestive but all-too-brief interpretation of his findings.

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Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

Guy Routh's book will serve two purposes for historians: first as a source of reliable information, and second as a warning
against attempting to use the available "raw material" without the formidable apparatus that Routh has brought to bear. His skill, perseverance, and ingenuity in assembling data comparable over time are admirable, though the text which accompanies his many tables is bald, even perfunctory. Routh first describes the occupational structure and the changes in it between 1951 and 1961, then gives figures for the absolute and relative average pay for these occupations at a number of points between 1906 and 1960, next examines the timing of pay changes and the changing pattern of differentials within this period, and finally offers a suggestive but all-too-brief interpretation of his findings.

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