Levels of employment, wage rates, welfare relief, sexual divisions of labor, apprenticeship patterns and seasonal economic fluctuations are included in this rea

What kinds of jobs did children do in the past, and how widespread was their employment? Why did so many poor families put their children to work? How did the s

Explores the role of government policy in economic development in the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea has achieved economic success on many fronts. Rea

The work of women is recognised as having been fundamental to the industrialization of Britain. These studies explore how that work was remunerated, in studies

Reveals the stories of girls making their way as apprentices in 17th-century London, through arguments, thefts, profits, and paperwork.