Lewis F Abbott: 8 books

Statutory Minimum Wage Controls: A Critical Review of their Effects on Labour Markets, Employment and Incomes "The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this is a plain violation of this most sacred property.” (Adam...

Theories of the Labour Market and Employment: A Review This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of theory, research and methods of analyzing labour markets and employment. Free and flexible labour markets can automatically end both labour surpluses (unemployment) and labour shortages...

Theories of Industrial Modernization and Development: A Review This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of theory, research, and methods of analyzing industrial-economic modernization and development. The book covers social, cultural, and behavioural models, enterprise growth, and developments...

Political Barriers to Housebuilding in Britain: A Critical Case Study of Protectionism and its Industrial-Commercial Effects For decades, political barriers have hampered housebuilding in Britain. Governments have blocked urban expansion, stymied the introduction of new low-cost production...

Technological Development in Industry: A Business-Economic Survey and Analysis This is a detailed research-based study of technological change in manufacturing firms and industries. It covers processes of invention and innovation; how industrial technological developments affect jobs, firms,...

British withdrawal from the European Union: A guide to the case for In 1992, Britain benefited greatly by withdrawing from the European Union’s programme of Economic and Monetary Union. This is a detailed guide to the case for UK withdrawal from the bloc as a whole. Major general arguments...

British Democracy: Its Restoration and Extension Modern parliamentary democracy first developed in Great Britain. Britons also played a major role in spreading democracy around the world – for example, through the Commonwealth. However, at the start of the 21st century, Britain itself...

Defending Liberty: The Case for a New Bill of Rights Basic laws limiting state power have existed for centuries in Britain. However, some serious official assaults on liberty, democracy and the rule of law have occurred in the country of late. This book is a detailed review of the case...