Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: The United KingdomReviews the arguments and evidence on labour flexibility and examines the special measures adopted to check the growth of unemployment until supply-side measures could take effect. The book considers several alternative strategies designed to combine labour flexibility and income security. |
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Foreword | 1 |
Labour market performance in OECD countries 197482 | 3 |
Output employment and investment sectoral shares 196082 | 4 |
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