She was considerably influenced by Rev. F.D. Maurice, theologian and social worker, whose son, the editor of this work, married Octavia's sister Emily.
Introduction -- Population, labor force, and employment population -- Wages, hours, prices, and level of living -- Trade unions, employers' organizations, and cooperatives -- Labor-management relations -- Social legislation.
Contains the full text of, or extracts from, all laws and orders concerning the protection of insurance of the working classes, and bibliographies of labor legislation and labor statistics (in v. 1-2, 4-13); the bibliographies in v. 1-2 are ...