Labor Commitment and Social Change in Developing AreasWilbert Ellis Moore, Arnold S. Feldman Bloomsbury Academic, 1982 M07 2 - 396 pages This work examines the intended and unanticipated consequences of economic advancement in developing areas and the commitment of industrial labor. Both the short-term acceptance of the attitudes and beliefs appropriate to a modernized economy are discussed. |
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... percent said they liked it better . Their job histories after they left agriculture show that the break was a ... Percent Number Percent Men employed in agriculture after 1945 and with complete job histories 27 15.7 145 84.3 Men employed ...
... percent said they liked it better . Their job histories after they left agriculture show that the break was a ... Percent Number Percent Men employed in agriculture after 1945 and with complete job histories 27 15.7 145 84.3 Men employed ...
Page 154
... percent of the average number of production workers employed during 1953 ( average number employed on the first day of each month ) . Firms whose turnover rates range through 40 percent are considered stable ; those with rates of 41 to ...
... percent of the average number of production workers employed during 1953 ( average number employed on the first day of each month ) . Firms whose turnover rates range through 40 percent are considered stable ; those with rates of 41 to ...
Page 161
... Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Higher wages 48 82.8 35 56.5 6 24.0 7 36.8 12 85.7 4 Less physical effort 18 31.0 26 41.9 17 68.0 10 52.6 9 64.3 4 Cleaner work 7 12.1 17 27.4 6 24.0 7 36.8 4 28.6 3 More ...
... Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Higher wages 48 82.8 35 56.5 6 24.0 7 36.8 12 85.7 4 Less physical effort 18 31.0 26 41.9 17 68.0 10 52.6 9 64.3 4 Cleaner work 7 12.1 17 27.4 6 24.0 7 36.8 4 28.6 3 More ...
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