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After more than twenty years of mass unemployment in Britain and throughout much of Europe can the aspiration of "jobs for all" once again become a reality? Working for Full Employment considers the feasibility of full employment in a modern market economy.
The book is written by a group of experts who were pivotal in pushing full employment up the political agenda in the mid 1990's. They identify the hard choices which policy makers must face and discuss why full employment has been so elusive for the past twenty years. The authors examine:
* The effects of new technology and increased trade
* The increased participation of women in the labour market
* The impact of labour market regulation on employment
* Worksharing
* How welfare reform can help the long term unemployed into jobs
* The role of industrial policy
* Reform of pay bargaining
Well informed and accessible, this book is a valuable contribution to the developing debate on labour market policy.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Looking Forward to Full Employment, John Philpott; Chapter 2 ::, Andrew Britton; Chapter 3 A Price Worth Paying? The Costs of Unemployment, David Piachaud; Chapter 4 ::, Jill Rubery; Chapter 5 Full Employment for Men and Women, Patricia Hewitt; Chapter 6 Why Manufacturing Still Matters, Christine Greenhalgh, Mary Gregory; Chapter 7 ::, Christopher Freeman; Chapter 8 Does Globlization Threaten Low-Skilled Western Workers?, Richard B. Freeman; Chapter 9 Can Economics Solve the Problem of Unemployment?, Paul Ormerod; Chapter 10 Building full Employment without Low Pay, Chris Pond; Chapter 11 Regulation vs Deregulation, David Marsden; Chapter 12 Preventing Long-Term Unemployment, Richard Layard; Chapter 13 Full Employment, Chris Trinder; Chapter 14 Bargaining for Full Employment, William Brown;
About the author
John Philpott is an economist and Director of the Employment Policy Institute. He has written widely on unemployment and labour market policy. His previous publications include Stopping Unemployment.
Summary
Considering the feasibility of full employment in a modern market economy, the book identifies the hard choices which policy makers must face and discusses why full employment has been so elusive for the past twenty years.
