| Unemployment and Government: Genealogies of the Social Contributor(s): Walters, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521643333 ISBN-13: 9780521643337 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: 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" of power. The result is a challenge to our thinking about welfare states. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Business & Economics | Labor |
| Dewey: 331.120 |
| LCCN: 99-53314 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 of power. The result is a challenge to our thinking about welfare states. |