Factory Discipline, Health and Externalities in the Reduction of Working Time in Nineteenth-Century France
Bénédicte Reynaud
(1)
,
Jérôme Bourdieu
(2)
Bénédicte Reynaud
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Jérôme Bourdieu
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Résumé
The role played by health considerations in the reduction of working time in nineteenth century France has been largely overlooked. This paper sets out to demonstrate their importance. Section 2 documents health deterioration in the workplace. Section 3 argues that the worsening of living conditions is a negative externality suffered by workers. It arises out of 'factory discipline' and inter-firm competition. Section 4 highlights one of the necessary conditions for any reduction in this externality: the recognition by both employers and workers of the long-term health effects of the prevailing working conditions. Physicians played a decisive role in this change. Section 5 concludes.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Factory Discipline, Health and Externalities in the Reduction of Working Time in Nineteenth-Century France
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Résumé |
en
The role played by health considerations in the reduction of working time in nineteenth century France has been largely overlooked. This paper sets out to demonstrate their importance. Section 2 documents health deterioration in the workplace. Section 3 argues that the worsening of living conditions is a negative externality suffered by workers. It arises out of 'factory discipline' and inter-firm competition. Section 4 highlights one of the necessary conditions for any reduction in this externality: the recognition by both employers and workers of the long-term health effects of the prevailing working conditions. Physicians played a decisive role in this change. Section 5 concludes.
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Auteur(s) |
Bénédicte Reynaud
1
, Jérôme Bourdieu
2
1
PJSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 1312 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
LEA -
Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée
( 37750 )
- France
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Page/Identifiant |
93-118
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Numéro |
1
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Volume |
4
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Date de publication |
2006-01
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Localisation géographique du document |
UR 1043 Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée, Centre de recherche de Paris, 75014 PARIS, FRA
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Version du document |
version éditeur
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Mots-clés |
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Time allocation and labour supply, Industrial health, Externalities
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DOI | 10.1093/SER/mwj033 |
ProdINRA | 316739 |
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