Factory Reform Movement(Chartism) - Why was Factory Reform Opposed? Flashcards
1
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Govt/Employers were against state intervention
2
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Keep children out of mischief
3
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Laissez Faire was all important
4
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Restrictions on adult working hours if children had shorter day
5
Q
Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Fear of lower profits and lower wages
6
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Fear that better conditions would lead to increased production costs
7
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Potential unemployment
8
Q
Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Short Time Committees refused to cooperate with the Royal Commission
9
Q
Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Long hours seen as acceptable as had happened for centuries in agriculture
10
Q
Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Factory owners
11
Q
Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Benthamite Radicals
12
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Why was Factory Reform Opposed?
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- Theories of economist Nassau Senior = reducing working day would destroy profit
