The Scarlet Empire, David M. Parry, 1906. This one is definitely not post
WWII, but it is notable for its explicit treatment of the point of view of
American right-wing industrialists. Parry was president of the National
Association of Manufacturers at the time he wrote the novel and the N.A.M.
was engaged in its infamous "open shop" campaign of union busting.  The
novel, set in the undersea socialist dystopia of Atlantis projects the dire
consequences of legislation establishing an eight-hour day.

For a stark contrast, pair that chestnut with Gabe Sinclair's _The Four Hour
Day_, 2000  http://www.fourhourday.org/, Taken together, the two novels
neatly bookend the 20th century and its distracted economic thinking. In my
view, they also clearly show why the central economic question is the
determination of the hours of work, not the determination of the prices of
commodities. To the extent that political economy focuses on the latter and
neglects the former, it is an exercise in mystification.

Tom Walker
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