Unemployment and Government: Genealogies of the Social
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Series)
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This book follows the invention and transformation of unemployment, understood as a historically specific site of regulation. Taking key aspects of the history of unemployment in Britain as its focus, it argues that the ways in which authorities have defined and sought to manage the jobless have been remarkably varied. The book examines such institutionalized practices as the labor bureau, unemployment insurance, and the present New Deal as technologies...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521643333
ISBN13:9780521643337
Release Date:May 2000
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.19 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"
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