Contracts and Pay

Work in London Construction 1660–1785

AvJudy Z. Stephenson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Economic History

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-03-08
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:484 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Antal sidor:261
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319575070

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Arkitektur inom Kultur
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

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.

Innehållsförteckning

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.