History A-Level
Economic organisation of the working class
What Economic organisation of the working class means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic organisation of the working class
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Workers seeking to control economic forces through cooperative activity, contributory benefits and institutions meeting needs markets and the Poor Law did not serve.
Topics that use Economic organisation of the working class
- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 3 Unionism and cooperation, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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