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100 1 _aSteffen, Gustaf Fredrik,
_d1864-1929
245 1 0 _aNormalarbetsdagen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-07-10
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Normalarbetsdagen" by Gustaf Fredrik Steffen is a social treatise written in the late 19th century. The work discusses the critical importance of establishing a standard workday for adult male workers as well as for women and young laborers, aiming to address the broader social and economic conditions of the time. The core topic revolves around the implications of work duration on physical and mental well-being, economic stability, and the overall quality of life for workers. At the start of the book, the author emphasizes the urgency and complexity surrounding the question of the normal workday, which has gained significant political traction across many advanced countries, including Sweden. Steffen notes the challenges in achieving widespread acceptance of these reforms, particularly in light of economic theories that are still evolving. He sets the stage for an exploration of the intertwined impacts of work duration on workers' health, moral standards, and productivity, while cautioning against both uncritical support and opposition to the movement for a regulated workday. This opening highlights Steffen's analytical approach to the social issues at the heart of the labor movement of his time, preparing the reader for a detailed discussion on the historical context and the socio-economic consequences of the normal workday movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEight-hour movement
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52547
999 _c93381
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