James G. Scoville

The Taylorization of Vladimir Ilich Lenin

In 1913, Lenin’s view of scientific management could only be termed scornful. By 1918, his views had changed dramatically: Importation of the Taylor system was fundamental to the success of the Revolution; without it, socialism would be impossible. I contend that the scientific claims of Taylorism meshed with Marxist claims to scientific socialism in the transformation of views.

The Development and Relevance of U. S. Occupational Data

Discusses the various types of occupational classifications and its value to manpower and labor market research in the United States. Development of occupational statistics in the country; Definitions of occupational titles. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Discarding Facts: The Economics of Caste

In contrast with previous modeling by Akerlof, the author develops a model of a caste system which utilizes the stylized facts that caste occupations are hereditary, compulsory, and endogamous. Some implications of the model are tested with data from the Census of India.

Hewers of wood and drawers of water: Incomes and employment in the traditional unskilled sector

Abstract The traditional unskilled labor market in developing countries is surveyed with respect to factors affecting its size and the causes for the inclusion of certain individuals and groups in that market. A simple supply and demand market is built on these factors and tested against earnings and underemployment data. A less “intuitively obvious” model of earnings determination (and its testing) is a methodological innovation presented. The tests are consistent with the models contention that traditional sector employment levels are “driven” by supply of labor to the sector, while earnings levels are “driven” by demand factors.

Book Review: Labor Market: Overeducation in the U.S. Labor MarketOvereducation in the U.S. Labor Market. By RumbergerRussell W., New York: Praeger Publishers, 1981. x, 148 pp.

index. The Introduction gives an overview of the seven chapters and also includes several general observations. Some readers will miss a list of abbreviations to help them identify the dozens of organizations and agencies usually referred to by their initials. Although the book as a whole cannot be recommended as a text for courses in comparative industrial relations systems, some of the chapters deserve to be included in reading lists. John P. Windmnuller Professor New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University