The urban labour market

David Gilbert; Humphrey Southall

doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521417075.020

The urban labour market

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Abstract

Towns are often presented as market centres, but mainly as places for the buying and selling of goods, or for financial transactions. This chapter examines several of the most important sectors of the labour market, following the paths taken by individuals over their lives. It then explores the development of each of these sectors, developing an account of the changing nature of life-paths and career structures, and their implications for the developing urban system. The chapter discusses casual trades, skilled artisans, factory workers, miners, domestic service and white-collar work. Finally, it scrutinizes the interactions between the labour market processes and the form of the urban system, concentrating on spatial divisions of labour and the ways in which economic fluctuations altered the relationships between different sectors of the labour market and transformed the geography of towns and cities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge Urban History of Britain
Editors	Martin Daunton
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	19
Pages	593-628
Number of pages	36
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781139053839
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521417075.020
Publication status	Published - 2001

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Name	The Cambridge Urban History of Britain
Publisher	Cambridge University Press

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