Political Economy of Full Employment

This volume features essays from an international group of economists who address issues relating to the objective of securing full employment. The contributors adopt a political economy approach that highlights the nature and significance of institutional change. As well as offering a detailed empirical investigation of the unemployment experience in advanced countries, the book makes a critical evaluation of New Right economic policy making in the UK and the US, and examines the main international and domestic obstacles to the achievement of full employment, the prospects for job creation in the UK, and the impact of technological change.