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Chapter 2:
The evolution of compensation in a changing economy



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Contents

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Report
Structural change and American labor 57
 
The influence of Social Security legislation 58
 
The right to bargain collectively 58
 
Setting standards 59
 
Composition of pay 65
 
Pre-World War I reform and economic volatility 65
 
World War I and prosperity 67
 
The Great Depression and the Federal role in the economy 69
 
World War II and the transition to a peacetime economy 71
 
The Korean War to beyond the Great Society 73
 
Inflation, recession, and high unemployment 75
 
An economy in transition 77
 
The 1990s and the New Economy 79
 
Future trends in employee compensation 82
 

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