| A Country Without Strikes: A Visit to the Compulsory Arbitration Court of New Zealand Contributor(s): Lloyd, Henry Demarest (Author), Reeves, William Pember (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1108039472 ISBN-13: 9781108039475 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Business & Economics | Labor |
| Dewey: 331.1 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.58 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry Demarest Lloyd (1847-1903), writer and social reformer, rose to prominence as one of America's first muckraker journalists. Born in New York City, Lloyd started his journalism career at the Chicago Tribune and went on to expose the abuse of power in American oil companies. He also pursued a career in politics. In 1899 he travelled to New Zealand and Australia, the 'political laboratories' of Great Britain, to investigate how they resolved the conflict between organised capital and organised labour, and how they promoted social welfare. This book, published in 1900, praises New Zealand's system of compulsory arbitration and describes many instances of successful dispute resolution, from clothing manufacture to newspaper typesetting. The book includes an introduction by William Pember Reeves (1857-1932), liberal newspaper editor and writer, who as New Zealand's minister of labour had brought in the Arbitration Act of 1894 and other important labour legislation. |