British Unemployment 1919-1939 : A Study in Public Policy (Paperback)

List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. The nature, causes and dimensions of interwar unemployment; Part II. The Labour Market under Strain: 2. Defensive action: unemployment relief and public assistance 1919?32; 3. Means to an end: insurance, assistance and the categorization of the unemployed, 1932?9; 4. In and out of the labour market: hours of work, pensions and the school-leaving age; Part III. The International Context: 5. On and off gold: unemployment, monetary policy and the exchange rate; 6. Trade, tariffs and the stimulation of exports; 7. Men, money and markets: the 'Empire solution' to unemployment, 1919?31; Part IV. Structural Unemployment, Industry and the Regions: 8. Industrial revival and reconstruction; 9. Uneven development: regional policy, labour transference and industrial diversification; Part V. Macroeconomic Policy Options: Theory and Practice: 10. Pricing jobs: the real wage debate and interwar unemployment; 11. Relief or remedy? The development of public works policy, 1920?32; 12. The limits of intervention: budgetary orthodoxy and the reduction of unemployment in the 1920s; 13. New deal or no deal? Fiscal policy and the search for stability, 1930?9; 14. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.