The Economics of Unemployment A Comparative Analysis of Britain and the United States

Comparison of unemployment trends in the USA and UK, 1946-82, focusing on definition and measurement - discusses classification and disaggregation into component parts; studies economic theories on impact of inflation, minimum wage and unemployment benefit; analyses duration, disguised unemployment, high incidence groups (by race, sex, age, social status), individual and social costs, concluding on need for demand stimulation coupled with anti-inflationary incomes policy and employment policy. References, statistical tables.