Unemployment: A Problem of Policy: Analysis of British Experience and Prospects

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Unemployment: A Problem of Policy by G.D.N. Worswick The high level of unemployment in Britain in the 1980s led many people to believe that it would continue indefinitely. After a preliminary examination of the statistics of employment and unemployment in Britain, this 1991 book exposes the major factors determining their trends as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The high level of unemployment in Britain in the 1980s led many people to believe that it would continue indefinitely, and many arguments were advanced to explain it. After a preliminary examination of the statistics of employment and unemployment in Britain, this book exposes the major factors determining their trends as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. The study covers most of the explanations found in academic debate as well as in popular belief, drawing on a wide range of empirical research, including systematic international comparisons as well as case studies of particular interest. The analysis is carried out under four main headings: structural change; the wage question; macroeconomic policy; and the international dimension. Innovation and structural changes have a powerful influence on the pattern and volume of employment, and particular attention is paid to the effects of information technology, to the persistence of regional disparities in unemployment, and to changing patterns in the provision of jobs. Of the many links between wages and employment, two have been especially prominent.First, that unemployment is caused by real wages being too high; and second, that the problem lies in the tendency for nominal wages to rise too fast. Both theories are explored, and detailed attention is paid to policy prescriptions, including wage subsidies, profit sharing and incomes policy. Macroeconomic policy has become a matter of acute controversy. Taking a preliminary assumption of a close economy, the conclusion is reached that demand management remains effective, and that it was rather a change in the objectives of policy than any ineffectiveness of demand management which kept unemployment high in the 1980s. There follows an analysis of the situations in which the international dimension may help or hinder domestic employment policy, with special reference to the European Community. The book concludes with a consideration of the practicability of the different policies which emerge. Table of Contents List of tables; List of charts; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts and measurements; Part I. Structural Change: 3. Technology and employment; 4. The impact of information technology; 5. Structural unemployment; 6. The regional problem; 7. Who will provide the jobs?; Part II. The Wage Question: 8. Wages and employment; 9. Wage subsidies; 10. Profit sharing; 11. Incomes policy; Part III. Macroeconomic Policy: 12. The theoretical background; 13. Evidence relating to the economy; 14. Evidence relating to policy; 15. Reflections on macroeconomic policy; Part IV. International Dimension: 16. Theory and institutions; 17. The external constraint; 18. The European dimension; 19. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index. Review "...well written in a nontechnical and approachable way." David Blanchflower, Journal of Economic Literature Promotional This 1991 book exposes the major factors determining trends in unemployment as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. Review Quote "...well written in a nontechnical and approachable way." David Blanchflower, Journal of Economic Literature Promotional "Headline" This 1991 book exposes the major factors determining trends in unemployment as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. Description for Bookstore The high level of unemployment in Britain in the 1980s led many people to believe that it would continue indefinitely. After a preliminary examination of the statistics of employment and unemployment in Britain, this 1991 book exposes the major factors determining their trends as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. Description for Library The high level of unemployment in Britain in the 1980s led many people to believe that it would continue indefinitely. After a preliminary examination of the statistics of employment and unemployment in Britain, this 1991 book exposes the major factors determining their trends as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options. Details ISBN 0521400341 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1991 ISBN-10 0521400341 ISBN-13 9780521400343 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1991-02-14 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Analysis of British Experience and Prospects Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 331.137941 Language English Media Book Series Number 35 Pages 300 Short Title UNEMPLOYMENT A PROBLEM OF POLI Author G.D.N. Worswick Series National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies Affiliation National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London Illustrations 15 Line drawings, unspecified DOI 10.1604/9780521400343 AU Release Date 1991-02-14 NZ Release Date 1991-02-14 UK Release Date 1991-02-14 Alternative 9780511559778 Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Origin GB Product Class Description Economics: Professional & General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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