ABSTRACT

Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response.

part |16 pages

The Background

chapter |4 pages

The Unemployment Problem

chapter |12 pages

Economic Causes

part |60 pages

Part Two: The Effects of Economic Depression

chapter |28 pages

Social Consequences

chapter |32 pages

Unemployment Policies

part |8 pages

Assessment

part |23 pages

Part Four: Documents