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In the first extensive history of the Safety First movement, Mark Aldrich offers a unique and balanced view of changes in workplace safety. Applying his economist's eye and training, Aldrich describes these developments as a combined function of economic and employment changes, union and political pressure, corporate decision making, and the intervention of new professionals. His work is very persuasive. -- Walter Licht, University of Pennsylvania

About the Author

Mark Aldrich is Marilyn Carlson Nelson Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Smith College. He is the coauthor of The Economics of Comparative Worth.

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"In the first extensive history of the Safety First movement, Mark Aldrich offers a unique and balanced view of changes in workplace safety. Applying his economist's eye and training, Aldrich describes these developments as a combined function of economic and employment changes, union and political pressure, corporate decision making, and the intervention of new professionals. His work is very persuasive."--Walter Licht, University of Pennsylvania