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Securing the Right to Employment: Social Welfare Policy and the Unemployed in the United States

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Securing the Right to Employment: Social Welfare Policy and the Unemployed in the United States
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Philip Harvey
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:162
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691605067
ClassificationsDewey:362.580973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Basing his proposal on plans developed by New Deal social welfare administrators, Harvey analyzes the feasibility and desirability of using public sector job creation to secure a right to employment. He shows that such a policy would provide more effective relief from the problems of poverty and unemployment than do existing arrangements while perm