Understanding Unemployment

This book argues that unemployment is symptomatic of an inherently inefficient labour market founded on structured inequalities of locality, sex, race and age. It provides a multidisciplinary explanation of why unemployment has been a continuing crisis, suitable for students in many disciplines. <p><em>Eithne McLaughlin,</em> University of Belfast; <em>Simon Deakin,</em> University of Cambridge; <em>Andrew Dilnot,</em> Institute for Ficscal Studies; <em>David Fryer,</em> University of Stirling; <em>Catherine Hakim,</em><em>Richard Jackman,</em> London School of Economics; <em>Malcolm Maguire,</em> Leicester University; <em>Hilary Metcalf,</em> Policy Sudies Unit; <em>Christopher Pissarides,</em> London School of Economics; <em>Alan Townsend,</em> University of Durham; <em>Johnathan Wadsworth,</em> London School of Economics; Michael White, Policy Studies Institute; <em>Frank Wilkinson,</em> University of Cambridge.</p>