ABSTRACT

First Published in 1968. This is a study of the impact of the First WorId War on the role of government in the economy of a country which was the prototype of modern industrial society and focuses on the economic control and social response during 1914 to 1919.

section Section I|58 pages

The Liberal Scene

chapter Chapter I|56 pages

A Decade of Liberalism

section Section II|164 pages

The Mobilization of Industry and Labor

chapter Chapter II|13 pages

“Business as Usual”

chapter Chapter III|15 pages

The Need for Manpower: Early Government Action

chapter Chapter IV|9 pages

Dilution of “Aristocracy”

chapter Chapter V|11 pages

Labor Ordering and Discipline

chapter Chapter VI|11 pages

Welfare for Efficiency

chapter Chapter VII|11 pages

Wages of War

chapter Chapter VIII|16 pages

Women

chapter Chapter IX|18 pages

The Materials of War

chapter Chapter X|16 pages

Coal

chapter Chapter XI|15 pages

The “Jugular Vein”: Shipping

chapter Chapter XII|9 pages

Cotton

chapter Chapter XIII|18 pages

Agriculture

section Section III|74 pages

The Reaction of the Nation

chapter Chapter XIV|18 pages

The Ringing of Bells

chapter Chapter XV|15 pages

The Renewal of Industrial Strife

chapter Chapter XVI|19 pages

The Great Dilution Struggle

chapter Chapter XVII|9 pages

Other Labor Difficulties 1916–1918

chapter Chapter VIII|11 pages

“Reconstruction”