The risks of working and the risks of not working: trade unions, employers and responses to the risk of occupational illness in British industry, c.1890-1940s

Melling, Joseph (2003) The risks of working and the risks of not working: trade unions, employers and responses to the risk of occupational illness in British industry, c.1890-1940s. CARR Discussion Papers (DP 12). ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London, UK.

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Abstract

CARR, in association with the Centre for Business History, University of Leeds, held a successful workshop on 'Business History and Risk' on 20 February 2002. The workshop, which was sponsored by the ESRC, brought together business historians, economists, accountants and risk analysts to develop an interdisciplinary discussion on understandings of risk by employers, workers and governments in different historical settings.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/CARR
Additional Information:	© 2003 The Author
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Risk & Regulation
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2011 12:56
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:35
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35995

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