Labour associations in their relation to the state
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Finlay, T.A. 'Labour associations in their relation to the state [President's address 1911/1912]'. - Dublin: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland,Vol. XII Part XCII, 1911/1912, pp511-522Download Item:
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The individuals who engage in the
same industry are drawn together by the force of common
interests, and where they are not dominated by a power strong
enough to prevent combination among them they will unite
to defend and promote the interests common to their class.
It was so in Greece and Rome; it was so in the mediaeval states, and it is so to-day, And wherever this phenomenon has
manifested itself it has given rise to problems which have
caused grievous perplexity to statesmen. These problems
are with us now, and it is not exaggerating their gravity to
say that their solution will tax to the full whatever resources
of statesmanship we possess.
I propose to offer in this paper a brief account of some
forms in which this problem has presented itself in earlier
stages of the economic evolution of Europe, selecting one
from Rome, another from a typical mediaeval state, and a
third from our own country within the modern period which
begins with what has been styled the Industrial Revolution.
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Read, November 28th, 1911
Author: Finlay, T.A.
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President's address [1911/1912]Publisher:
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Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVol. XII Part XCII 1911/1912
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Trade unions, Guilds, Industrial relationsISSN:
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