Full Employment Regained?

In this short book James Meade asks the questions 'Have we given up trying to achieve full employment?' and 'What should we be doing about it?'

List of contents

Foreword Robert M. Solow; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Demand management; 3. The setting of prices and of wage rates; 4. The distribution of income and wealth; Appendix A: The distinction between underdeveloped and overdeveloped economies; Appendix B: A diagrammatic representation of a citizen's income financed by a withdrawal surcharge; 5. External relations; 6. Conclusions; References and suggestions for further reading.

Summary

This book from James Meade examines the problem of full employment, a topic which has once again moved to the centre of the political debate. In a short non-technical discussion Meade suggests a novel package of changes in economic and financial policies and institutions which could be used to tackle the full employment problem.

Product details

• Authors: J. E. Meade, James Edward Meade
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521556972
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55697-2
• No. of pages: 116
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 134 g
• Series: Dae Occasional Papers
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics