Employment and the Depressed Areas

Employment and the Depressed Areas - Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society

1st edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9781032813516
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 180
Weight: -1g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm