The Future of the Working Classes Economic Facts for Employers and Wage Earners (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Roger W. Babson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0428524702 ISBN 13: 9780428524708

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how education and economic ideas shape the future of workers and prosperity for all.

This edition presents a persuasive argument that education and national policy, not just wages, determine how much wealth the working class can retain. It blends historical observation with a practical plan for rethinking schooling, health, and character development to boost real efficiency and opportunity. Readers will follow the author’s tanks-and-pipes analogy and explore why current systems may hold back progress for wage earners and society as a whole.

The book argues that shifts in education and economic understanding can transform outcomes for workers, employers, and communities. It calls for an integrated approach—compulsory economic education, character-building, and reforms to align schooling with real-world work and financial literacy. While grounded in early 20th‑century context, the ideas invite readers to consider how education, policy, and work interact to create lasting prosperity.

• Learn the central premise that the distribution of wealth depends on education, efficiency, and the organization of learning.
• Explore the tank analogy that contrasts workers’ and capitalists’ share of wealth and how policy can shift that balance.
• See proposed steps for economic education, from early schooling to vocational guidance and civil participation.
• Consider debates on strikes, taxation, and the role of schools in shaping a prosperous future for all.

Ideal for readers interested in economic history, education reform, and how policy can empower workers without heavy reliance on confrontation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0428524702
• ISBN 13: 9780428524708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 94