Overview
Argues the cause of unemployment may be the government itself Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, Out of Work offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself.
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Author: Richard K Vedder ,
Lowell E. Gallaway ,
Martin Bronfenbrenner
Publisher: New York University Press
Imprint: New York University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9780814787922
ISBN 10: 0814787924
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 01 July 1997
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The most comprehensive book ever to appear on unemployment in the United States. --George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty A triple hit: an engaging narrative of a century of U.S. economic history ... an attack on the mythology that high wage rates and government spending reduce unemployment and a critique on wrong-headed public policies since 1930 that have raised unemployment levels. --Anna J. Schwartz, National Bureau of Economic Research Vedder and Gallaway show convincingly that we need once again to rethink our entire notion of unemployment. --Jonathan R. T. Hughes, Northwestern University A book of great interest. --Kenneth Boulding
A triple hit: an engaging narrative of a century of U.S. economic history ... an attack on the mythology that high wage rates and government spending reduce unemployment and a critique on wrong-headed public policies since 1930 that have raised unemployment levels. -Anna J. Schwartz,National Bureau of Economic Research A book of great interest. -Kenneth Boulding Vedder and Gallaway show convincingly that we need once again to rethink our entire notion of unemployment. -Jonathan R. T. Hughes,Northwestern University The most comprehensive book ever to appear on unemployment in the United States. -George Gilder,author of Wealth and Poverty
"""The most comprehensive book ever to appear on unemployment in the United States. --George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty A triple hit: an engaging narrative of a century of U.S. economic history ... an attack on the mythology that high wage rates and government spending reduce unemployment and a critique on wrong-headed public policies since 1930 that have raised unemployment levels."" --Anna J. Schwartz, National Bureau of Economic Research ""Vedder and Gallaway show convincingly that we need once again to rethink our entire notion of unemployment."" --Jonathan R. T. Hughes, Northwestern University ""A book of great interest."" --Kenneth Boulding"
The most comprehensive book ever to appear on unemployment in the United States. -George Gilder,author of Wealth and Poverty Vedder and Gallaway show convincingly that we need once again to rethink our entire notion of unemployment. -Jonathan R. T. Hughes,Northwestern University A triple hit: an engaging narrative of a century of U.S. economic history ... an attack on the mythology that high wage rates and government spending reduce unemployment and a critique on wrong-headed public policies since 1930 that have raised unemployment levels. -Anna J. Schwartz,National Bureau of Economic Research A book of great interest. -Kenneth Boulding
Author Information
Richard K. Vedder is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Faculty Associate at the Contemporary History Institute of Ohio University, and is the author of numerous books and articles. Lowell E. Galloway is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Ohio University and a former staff economist on the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress.
