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Sequential Growth, the Labor-Safety-Valve Doctrine and the Development of American Unionism

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  • Murphy, George G. S.
  • Zellner, Arnold

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“Let those who will consult the spirit rappers to bring forth its ghost.†Such was Professor Shannon's firm caveat as he laid Frederick Jackson Turner's safety-valve doctrine to rest after a post mortem performed with some gusto. The warning seems to have had the effect intended. Although Turner's frontier concept continues to influence the work of American historians and not a few economists the labor-safety-valve doctrine seems generally to have been accepted as dead and buried. We have little taste for ghosts or spirit rapping, but we would like to argue that die safety-valve doctrine, even if suffering from neglect, retains more than a spark of vitality.

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  • Murphy, George G. S. & Zellner, Arnold, 1959. "Sequential Growth, the Labor-Safety-Valve Doctrine and the Development of American Unionism," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 402-421, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:19:y:1959:i:03:p:402-421_07
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