1st Edition

The New Politics of Unemployment Radical Policy Initiatives in Western Europe

Edited By Hugh Compston Copyright 1997
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

The problem of mass unemployment in western Europe has persisted since the early 1980s. Clearly the policies implemented by national governments and the EU have not been successful in adequately tackling this important social, economic and political issue. The New Politics of Unemployment provides a thorough comparative analysis of the present situation. It looks at how the orthodox... Read more
Introduction 1 The European Union 2 Germany 3 France 4 Italy 5 Britain 6 Spain 7 Denmark 8 Norway 9 Switzerland 10 Comparisons and conclusions

Biography

Hugh Compston teaches politics at the School of European Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff.