The Conscript Army

A Study of Britain's Unemployed
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-11904-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1977, this book was written at a time when unemployment figures in Britain were at their highest since the Depression of the 1930s, with 1.5 million people out of work. Beginning with a careful examination of what the unemployment figures do and do not tell, the book argues that official figures underestimated the numbers of unemployed. Discussion then turns to the people who were most likely to be unemployed, the myths about those out of work and the massive checks to prevent people wrongly claiming benefit. Case studies from groups of families in Liverpool illustrate what unemployment means in practice and shows to what extent unemployment leads to poverty while having little effect on rising prices. The author and contributors outline proposals for a policy of returning to full employment, which, they maintained, required the introduction of protectionist economic policies such as import controls: an idea which has found traction again in global 21st century politics.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Field, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Frank Field 1. Making Sense of the Unemployment Figures Frank Field 2. Who Are the Unemployed? Louie Burghes 3. Unemployment and Poverty Frank Field 4. Control Measures Against Abuse Frank Field 5. Poverty and Unemployment in Liverpool Clare Dennehy and Jill Sullivan 6. The Cost of Unemployment Louie Burghes and Frank Field 7. What Price Unemployment? Chris Pond 8. Causes of Unemployment Steve Hannah 9. Government Action Against Unemployment Frank Field and Stephen Winyard 10. The Return to Full Employment Frank Field.

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Field (1942–2024) was the most independent-minded member of Parliament of his time, genuinely prepared to stand alone on a number of crucial issues. He was also a devout churchman who was motivated in his politics by that faith, especially in a commitment to the poorest people in society. His commitment in that direction was shown early in his work for the Child Poverty Action Group, which he directed from 1969 to 1979. He was a Member of Parliament for Birkenhead for 40 years.