HI125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Political Movement, Reform Act 1867, Centrality
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Hi125- week 7, lecture 2: the industrial revolution creates reactions to perceived conditions of inequality. The model community: the cotton mills o new lanark *1800-1825, philanthropic management, nurture, education and better working conditions, goal is a greater than productivity, care for workers, silent monitors; would, 1806 depression- full wages. Institute for the formation of character (1816: new lanark becomes a tourist spot because people want to come see the place that"s (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g fa(cid:272)tories profit so (cid:373)uch. Socialism and reform: wants to take the mdedl global, calls for national education. Increasingly socialist (1817: centrality of labour- begins to warn against mechanization and the profit motive, supports legislation to reduce employment of children (under age 10) and wants. 10 hour work day: first-general-trade union, co-operatives (profits redistributed among partners/employees, labour bills- (cid:449)ould get a (cid:271)ill sayi(cid:374)g (cid:862)you ha(cid:448)e (cid:449)orked 8 hours(cid:863) a(cid:374)d the(cid:374) (cid:449)ith that service/labour you could then go out and buy things.
