{"product_id":"the-unemployment-crisis-in-australia-which-way-out-hardback-9780521643504","title":"The Unemployment Crisis in Australia; Which Way Out? (Hardback) 9780521643504","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Unemployment Crisis in Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhich Way Out?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 2000, offers new solutions to the problem of rising unemployment in Australia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Bell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521643504, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 June 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e326 pages, 27 b\/w illus.  40 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the 1970s the average level of unemployment in Australia has risen each decade. This has imposed huge economic, social and human costs, making unemployment one of the most pressing problems confronting Australia. Governments, however, seem powerless in the face of this problem. Drawing on the expertise of some of Australia's leading economists, this book, first published in 2000, argues that the currently fashionable approaches of wage cuts and further steps towards labour market flexibility will not solve the unemployment problem. In reality, unemployment and rising inequality are symptoms of the growing failure of contemporary labour markets to distribute jobs and incomes effectively. The contributors argue that the main solution to this problem is not wage cuts but jobs growth. This important book points to a way beyond the current policy malaise and offers detailed solutions to unemployment.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the unemployment crisis and economic policy Stephen Bell\u003cbr\u003e 1. The dimensions and costs of unemployment in Australia Martin Watts\u003cbr\u003e 2. The causes of unemployment, William F. Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e 3. Are wage cuts the answer? P. N. Junankar\u003cbr\u003e 4. Labour market outcomes in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and the US R. G. Gregory\u003cbr\u003e 5. Is growth the answer? John Burgess and Roy Green\u003cbr\u003e 6. Can Keynesian policies stimulate growth in output and employment? J. W. Nevile\u003cbr\u003e 7. Economic speed limits on growth II Stephen Bell, Roy Green and John Burgess\u003cbr\u003e 8. Economic speed limits to growth Anis Chowdhury\u003cbr\u003e 9. The public sector as a job engine John Quiggin\u003cbr\u003e 10. What role for labour market programs? Elizabeth Webster\u003cbr\u003e 11. Unemployment, inequality and the political economy of redistribution Stephen Bell.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Cultural studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cultural studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cultural%20studies%20%5BJFC%5D%22\"\u003eJFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251974263064,"sku":"9780521643504","price":57.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521643504i.jpg?v=1691927713","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-unemployment-crisis-in-australia-which-way-out-hardback-9780521643504","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}