A Thousand Years of Work and Money >http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/athousandyears/frameset.html > >This special collection of articles from the _Christian Science >Monitor_ examines the evolution of work. "Infinite Quest" considers >workers's needs to have a safe and secure place to work, comparing >today's workers with their counterparts in 1000 AD. "Events That >Shook the World of Work" provides short synopses of the 20 most >important "inventions and developments, and how they changed the way >jobs get done" from the rise of guilds in the eleventh century to the >World Wide Web in 1993. The improvements in wages and quality of >living over time are outlined in "More Power to More People," while >"The Search for Personal Wealth" deals with the finances of workers >throughout the past 1000 years focusing especially on the changes >wrought by investing. Finally, "Rooted in Religion, Charities Branch >Out" explores the development of not-for-profit agencies. These >thoughtful, well-written articles are accompanied by a timeline that >charts the evolution of currency. > ><><><><><><><><><><><><> >Paul A. Kay >Associate Professor >Department of Environment & Resource Studies >University of Waterloo >Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada >tel: (1) 519-888-4567 x5796 >fax: (1) 519-746-0292 >
