Employment and the Depressed Areas

Originally published in 1936 during the Great Depression this book analyses the efforts of the British Government to relieve the rampant unemployment in the most distressed areas and discusses why these efforts were ineffective. The book put forward a number of proposals to help ease unemployment and encourage investment in depressed areas, such as the development of trading estates, investment in transport and social services.

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Employment and the Depressed Areas

Originally published in 1936 during the Great Depression this book analyses the efforts of the British Government to relieve the rampant unemployment in the most distressed areas and discusses why these efforts were ineffective. The book put forward a number of proposals to help ease unemployment and encourage investment in depressed areas, such as the development of trading estates, investment in transport and social services.

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Employment and the Depressed Areas

Employment and the Depressed Areas

by H. Powys Greenwood
Employment and the Depressed Areas

Employment and the Depressed Areas

by H. Powys Greenwood

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Originally published in 1936 during the Great Depression this book analyses the efforts of the British Government to relieve the rampant unemployment in the most distressed areas and discusses why these efforts were ineffective. The book put forward a number of proposals to help ease unemployment and encourage investment in depressed areas, such as the development of trading estates, investment in transport and social services.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781040094082
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/18/2024
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 184
File size: 318 KB

Table of Contents

1.Historical Perspectives 2. The Meaning of Statistics 3. Theories 4. Lessons from Totalitarian States 5. The Depressed Areas – Tragedy 6. The Depressed Areas – Opportunities 7. Some Practical Proposals 8. Conclusion

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