Chapter 1: Militant beginnings. The birth of a miners' union in the era of industrial strife, 1902-1929 -- Introduction -- The founding of the Transvaal Miners' Association -- The Afrikanerisation of the union -- The miners' strike of 1907 -- The miners' strike of 1913 -- The general strike of...

Die knappschaftliche Versicherung bildete das maßgebliche Vorbild für die Gesetze zur Kranken- und Unfallversicherung von Bismarck (1883 und 1884), welche ihrerseits nicht nur die Basis des heutigen deutschen Sozialversicherungssystems darstellen, sondern viele andere...

This paper studies moral hazard in a sickness-insurance fund that provided the model for socialinsurance schemes around the world. The German Knappschaften were formed in the medieval period to provide sickness, accident, and death benefits for miners. By the mid-nineteenth century,...

Traces the history of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of copper miners employed by the Anaconda Copper Company from 1945 to 1990. Covers the economic, political, and social history of the 45-year period when the Cold War dominated Chilean politics - Provided by publisher