Contrasting Characterisitics of the
Modern and Medieval Labor Systems
| Putting-out | Guild system |
|---|---|
| wage laborers | master and apprentices |
| impersonal employee to owner relations | personal employee to master relations |
| ignorant from specialization | wholistic knowledge of product |
| worker has fixed status | worker has progressive status |
| no political power;& secondary legal status | political authority in town & through guilds |
| no self-regulation or policing | self-regulation and policing through guild |