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Harold J. Laski: It does not seem to me inconceivable that we should create a Parliament for the mining industry, in which capital…

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It does not seem to me inconceivable that we should create a Parliament for the mining industry, in which capital, management, labour and the consumer, should each have their due representation, and to which should be confided the determination of industrial standards on the model of professional self-government.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski proposes the creation of a Parliament specifically for the mining industry to represent various stakeholders.

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