At almost any point in history, injustices and evils have occurred. The Industrial Revolution, beginning in Britain, is no exception. These evils were not left unnoticed, though. Laws, petitions, and books were released in order to combat injustices and create fairness for everyone, especially the working class of Britain, who quite possibly saw the most injustices. Laws and publications involving various issues were communicated as a way to address the evils of the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution, unions were a debated topic with strong arguments both for and against them. It is important to recognize who is making these arguments and whether or not they themselves are members of the working class. In the Combination
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Whether or not the government should be involved in the economy of a nation was also debated. Adam Smith was an advocate for eliminating government involvement in economy in The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776. His main argument was that producers should be motivated to provide the best quality product for the best possible price. The producer should “pursue his own interest,” and with that benefit society. Smith was a believer in a free trade market, in what is known as laissez-faire economics. Another economist, Friedrich Engels wrote Condition of the Working Class in which he disapproves of capitalism. Engels abstractly creates visuals of how capitalists put others beneath them as means of making as much money as possible. Engels recognizes that people are being exploited and as the rich get richer, the poor only get poorer. Engels’ work serves as a means of publicity for the injustices made by capitalists. Another one of his publications, in collaboration with Karl Marx was The Communist Manifesto, where they declare that the communists can only reach their goals if they completely change the way their society stood at that time, in 1848. The communists must reevaluate society and societal values in order to persuade others that communism is the most beneficial economic …show more content…
For some, including Ralph Chaplin, unions made the working class stronger. For people outside the working class, unions were a nightmare. The Industrial Revolution also saw direct aid toward the issue of child labor in the Health and Morals Act of 1802 and the Factory Act of 1833 by regulating hours, age limit, and type of work allowed for certain people. Economists, some moral and some unscrupulous, sought to provide new ways for the government and economy to run in Britain during the time of the Industrial Revolution by advocating their economic theories and policies in publications such as Conditions of the Working Class, The Wealth of Nations, and The Communist Manifesto. The Industrial Revolution in Britain involved many evils and injustices, and therefore, many instances where these evils were addressed and attempted to be
Whether or not the government should be involved in the economy of a nation was also debated. Adam Smith was an advocate for eliminating government involvement in economy in The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776. His main argument was that producers should be motivated to provide the best quality product for the best possible price. The producer should “pursue his own interest,” and with that benefit society. Smith was a believer in a free trade market, in what is known as laissez-faire economics. Another economist, Friedrich Engels wrote Condition of the Working Class in which he disapproves of capitalism. Engels abstractly creates visuals of how capitalists put others beneath them as means of making as much money as possible. Engels recognizes that people are being exploited and as the rich get richer, the poor only get poorer. Engels’ work serves as a means of publicity for the injustices made by capitalists. Another one of his publications, in collaboration with Karl Marx was The Communist Manifesto, where they declare that the communists can only reach their goals if they completely change the way their society stood at that time, in 1848. The communists must reevaluate society and societal values in order to persuade others that communism is the most beneficial economic …show more content…
For some, including Ralph Chaplin, unions made the working class stronger. For people outside the working class, unions were a nightmare. The Industrial Revolution also saw direct aid toward the issue of child labor in the Health and Morals Act of 1802 and the Factory Act of 1833 by regulating hours, age limit, and type of work allowed for certain people. Economists, some moral and some unscrupulous, sought to provide new ways for the government and economy to run in Britain during the time of the Industrial Revolution by advocating their economic theories and policies in publications such as Conditions of the Working Class, The Wealth of Nations, and The Communist Manifesto. The Industrial Revolution in Britain involved many evils and injustices, and therefore, many instances where these evils were addressed and attempted to be