NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-302) and index.
Introduction: Why study the origins of workers' compensation? -- 1. Framing the issues -- 2. Compensation for accidents before workers' compensation -- 3. The economic impact of the witch to workers' compensation -- 4. The timing of workers' compensation's enactment in the United States -- 5. The political process of adopting workers' compensation -- 6. The fractious disputes over state insurance -- 7. The battles over benefit levels, 1910-1930 -- 8. Epilogue: lessons from the origins of workers' compensation.
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Employers' liability insurance-- United States.
Workers' compensation-- Law and legislation-- United States-- States.
Workers' compensation-- Law and legislation-- United States.