QUESTIONS ON THE REQUIRED READINGS
1. Why is child labor not always the cheapest labor? (Burch and Patterson, page 172.)
2. What is the sweat shop system? (Burch and Patterson, page 174.)
3. What are the chief occupations in which women are found? (Burch and Patterson, page 175.)
4. What is meant by the "dangerous trades"? (Burch and Patterson, pages 176-177.)
5. What is the extent of railway accidents in this country? (Burch and Patterson, pages 178-179.)
6. What are the main causes of irregular earnings? (Taussig, page 323.)
7. What form of social insurance was first developed in this country? (Ely, page 588.)
8. Outline the British Workmen's Compensation Act. (Taussig, page 325.)
9. What are the main features of the German system of old age insurance? (Taussig, page 331.)
10. What difficulties are encountered in insuring workmen against unemployment? (Taussig, pages 337-340.)
11. What is the "contributory principle" in social insurance? (Fetter, pages 363-364.)
12. What are the chief objections to social insurance? (Ely, pages 593-594.)