| Description |
1 online resource (231 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; UNDERSTANDING UNEMPLOYMENT; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 TOWARDS ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES: AN OVERVIEW; 2 LABOUR SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE NINETIES; 3 AN ECONOMY OF UNEMPLOYMENT?; 4 UNEMPLOYMENT RISKS; 5 THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS IN THE LABOUR MARKET; 6 PSYCHOLOGICAL OR MATERIAL DEPRIVATION: WHY DOES UNEMPLOYMENT HAVE MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES?; 7 SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR MARKET POLICY; 8 UNEMPLOYMENT, MARGINAL WORK AND THE BLACK ECONOMY; 9 HIDDEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE LABOUR MARKET |
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10 REGIONAL AND LOCAL DIFFERENTIALS IN LABOUR DEMAND11 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR UK POLICIES ON LABOUR SUPPLY ANDDEMAND; Index |
| Summary |
This book argues that unemployment is symptomatic of an inherently inefficient labour market founded on structured inequalities of locality, sex, race and age. It provides a multidisciplinary explanation of why unemployment has been a continuing crisis, suitable for students in many disciplines |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203061454 |
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9780203061459 |
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