Product Description: This valuable and engaging new book bears eloquent testimony to A.P. Thirlwall's substantial contribution to economics over the last 40 years. The volume does not attempt to provide a comprehensive review of such a prolific figure, but rather demonstrates the considerable influence that his work on economic theory has had on his contemporaries, and the profession as a whole...read more

Product Description: Unemployment has been somewhat neglected within the world of economics in recent years. However, even within the EU, several regions still suffer from worrying levels of people out of work. This book explores the subject of unemployment in detail, analyzing past successes and failures in the area, and offering lessons and proposals for the future...read more

Product Description: The concepts and theories surrounding the economics of unemployment have multiplied and evolved over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. This book is an essential companion for all interested in understanding more about past debates and current issues in the economics of unemployment...read more