Contracts and Pay

Work in London Construction 1660-1785
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-319-57507-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Economic History

This book presents a new economic history of London construction in the early modern period. Drawing on extensive archival material from key sites such as St Paul’s Cathedral and London Bridge, it describes the organization of contracts and work on large-scale ‘extraordinary’ projects and maintenance contracts in the city during a key period of architectural and organizational development in Britain. Stephenson shows that the organisation of the industry and the welfare of its workers were shaped by the contracts and finance of large institutions and ambitious businessmen. Providing fresh wage and earnings data for craftsmen and labourers during the period, it offers new material and debate for economic, business and construction historians.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stephenson, Judy Z.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: A short history of builder’s wages in Economic History.- Chapter 2:  The market for building.- Chapter 3: Contractors.- Chapter 4: Contracts and ways of working in the building trades.- Chapter 5: What did bosses (in London construction) do?.- Chapter 6: Contracts and Pay at St. Paul’s Cathedral.- Chapter 7: Pay on the Bridges and at Middle Temple.- Chapter 8: Contracts and pay at other sites.- Chapter 9: Conclusions and further notes on understanding Early Modern contracts and pay.

Über Autor(innen)

Judy Z. Stephenson is Fellow of Wadham College Oxford, UK, and an economic historian of labour markets, organisations and employment in early modern England. She has worked with the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, UK, and was formerly an Economic History Society Tawney Fellow.