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Back to the Farm Worker Paradox

In: The Perverse Economy

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  • Michael Perelman

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In the early days of economics, or political economy as it was then called, the farm worker paradox hardly appeared paradoxical. The vast majority of economists, prior to and in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, advocated a world in which all but a select few people would work as many hours as possible for a subsistence wage. Women, children as young as three, religious orders, and convicts all appeared as cheap sources of labor power (Perelman 2000a).

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  • Michael Perelman, 2003. "Back to the Farm Worker Paradox," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Perverse Economy, chapter 6, pages 145-174, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-8026-7_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403980267_7
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