A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation
Price V. Fishback and Shawn Everett Kantor
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Published in January 2000 by University of Chicago Press
© 2000 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series Long-Term Factors in Economic Development
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248 pages
ISBN: 0-226-25163-2
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Front matter, A Prelude to the Welfare State. The Origins of Workers' Compensation:
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Introduction. Why Study the Origins of Workers' Compensation?:
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Framing the Issues:
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Compensation for Accidents before Workers' Compensation:
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The Economic Impact of the Switch to Workers' Compensation:
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The Timing of Workers' Compensation's Enactment in the United:
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The Political Process of Adopting Workers' Compensation:
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The Fractious Disputes over State Insurance:
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The Battles over Benefit Levels, 1910-1930:
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Epilogue. Lessons from the Origins of Workers' Compensation:
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Appendixes:
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References:
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Index:
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