Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-161) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- In the sweat of thy brow: concepts of work in pre-classical and classical economics -- Work contra the classical economists: pro-work sentiments in the late eightenth and nineteenth centuries -- The Marxian view of work -- From pain cost to opportunity cost: the eclipse of the quality of work as a factor in economic theory -- Institutional perspectives on work -- Mainstream economics and the hidden abode of production -- Conclusion.
