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Unemployment is the most serious economic and social problem currently confronting the European Union. Although the extent varies from region to region, it is generally most extreme in large cities. Over recent years it has continued to increase, despite a plethora of active labour market policies to combat it. Unemployment in Europe: Problems and Policies asks why European unemployment is so high and looks at the policies designed to curb it. The volume examines: Why European unemployment is so high in relation to the past and to other developed economies; the special factors at a local level that can affect the level of urban unemployment; European Union policy on unemployment and the allocation of funds; case studies of five major European cities currently experiencing high levels of unemployment; an analysis of proposals for the future. This work will be a valuable guide for all those interested in the wider aspects of urban unemployment in Europe.

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Symes deserves great credit for the thoroughness of her primary research and for the manner in which a multitude of technical and statistical tables are presented...it is a pleasure to read a serious work of economic complexity. <br>- Financial Times <br>

"""Symes deserves great credit for the thoroughness of her primary research and for the manner in which a multitude of technical and statistical tables are presented...it is a pleasure to read a serious work of economic complexity."" -""Financial Times"

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Valerie Symes

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