Wage competition between agriculture and industry in mid-nineteenth century France

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Magnac, Thierry ^a   Postel Vinay, Gilles ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOUR; CENSUS; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; EMPLOYMENT IMPACT; HISTORICAL STUDY; INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT; LABOUR DEMAND; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SEASONALITY;

FRANCE;

EID: 0030615342     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1996.0662     Document Type: Article

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