HANCOCK, Keith. — Australian Wage Policy: Infancy and Adolescence

University of Adelaide Press, 2013. Paperback. Provides an economic critique of wage regulation covering 1901 to 1939, including prescribed wages and factors that affect the cost of labour: eg working hours and leave. Background issues and people are provided contextually through transcripts from cases before the tribunal, along with quotes from parties representing employers, unions and governments. Australian Wage Policy is dealt with in this book in five sections: 1901 to 1939: Australian economy and context of wage setting, 1907 to 1921: Analysis of Higgins era, 1921 to 1929: the period of caution and restraint, 1929 to 1939: wage policy during the Great Depression and recovery. Pencil rubbed out inside f.e.p, Title page dedication signed by author. Condition very good. 731pp. ISBN 9871922064479.