The technological unemployment and structural unemployment debates
The two historical debates studied here are concerned with the impact of technological change on unemployment and on the economy generally. The history of these 20th century debates has not previously been studied in detail, and the book provides valuable insight into the evolution of the understanding of a fundamental issue in the economy.
208 Seiten.
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Preface Introduction The Machinery and Unemployment Debates Origin of the Technological Unemployment Debates Theoretical Disputes in the Technological Unemployment Debates Empirical Contributions in the Early 1930s Empirical Debates in the Mid-to-Late 1930s Resolution and Interpretation of the Technological Unemployment Debates Origin of the Structural Unemployment Debates Evolution of the Structural Unemployment Debates Peak Years of the Structural Unemployment Debates Resolution and Interpretation of the Structural Unemployment Debates Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography