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Harold J. Laski: “There might be developed in this way a body of industrial legislation and jurisprudence growing naturally out of the…”

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There might be developed in this way a body of industrial legislation and jurisprudence growing naturally out of the experience of those who participate in the operation of the industry, and imposed with a real sense of freedom because it has been developed from within and is not the outcome of an external control.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski envisions a system of industrial legislation arising organically from the experiences of industry participants.

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