Unemployment as a Social Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18940935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jutta Allmendinger (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Wolfgang Ludwig‐mayerhofer (University of Siegen) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosu003.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W3043276461 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Most (post)industrial societies have been, to varying degrees, afflicted with unemployment during the past decades, and little indicates that this will change decisively in the years to come. This entry discusses definitions of unemployment, describes which groups are most affected by unemployment, and points out the divergence that exists between countries concerning the amount and the effects of unemployment, and finally it addresses labor market policies and the effects these have
Economic growth · Economics · Full employment · Labour economics · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
'A Dutch Miracle'
The Truly Disadvantaged
The New Politics of the Welfare State
Divergent Production Regimes
Workfare With Welfare
How Unregulated Is the U.S. Labor Market? The Penal System as a Labor Market Institution
The Great Trough in Unemployment
Recurrent unemployment-The West German experience
Welfare States and the Scar Effects of Unemployment
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |