In a new Social Science History paper Magnus Bergli Rasmussen investigates the role of political parties in the regulation & reduction of working hours in Norway 1880-1940. Analysis of parliamentary debate & voting confirms class & rural/urban differences shaped party preferences for reform.
https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2023.18

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