The iron fist and the velvet glove: welfare capitalism in Chicago's packinghouses, 1921-1933
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Packinghouse employers in Chicago between 1921 and 1933 used a combination of power and token benefits to wean their workers away from labor unions. Though the hiring, firing and wage decisions were kept within company control, companies created internal unions that would address workers' minor grievances. Racially oriented promotion and incentive programs set workers in competition with each other, but many workers created a cooperative system where they placed limits on their work and helped others. The workers also often participated in company and outside organizations to cover themselves.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1992
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A late Bronze to Early Iron Age tomb at Sahem, Jordan
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A tomb discovered in Sahem, Jordan, holds remains that could be dated from the end of the 15th century to the beginning of the 12th century, corresponding to the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age. The burial gifts in the tomb included ceramic vessels, bowls, chalices, pilgrim flasks, alabastra, lamps, figurines, earrings, scarab mountings, bronze weapons and tools. The designs of the objects could be traced to different places and periods. It is believed that the remains belong to people who were part of an elite agricultural society and who were wealthy enough to import the articles.
Publication Name: Near Eastern Archaeology
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 1094-2076
Year: 1998
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The welfare state and its effect on municipal government in Japan: a case study
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The Japanese government during the 1970s witnessed increasing debt, interest rates, and inflation, which rose sharply due to the oil crisis. The government was further weakened by the sudden rise in material prices for public works. In 1973, Settsu City, Osaka, sued the central government for failing to finance the promised day-care center. This was an unexpected challenge to courts because the relationship between the local and central governments was rarely available to the public or the municipal branch.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 1998
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