ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1991 this book provides a multi-faceted analysis of German unemployment between 1873 and 1913. It can also be read as an example of social scientific historiography during the fourth quarter of the twentieth century. Finally, the study has value for the comparative perspective it lends to current economic, social, and political turmoil in Germany, Europe, and the United States. While the precise conditions in the USA differ today, there are clearly still lessons to be learned on both sides of the Atlantic from the economic, social, and political dislocation, which accompanied industrial unemployment in Germany between 1873 and 1913.

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part One|672 pages

Methodological Problems Relating to the Study of Industrial Unemployment in Germany

part Two|624 pages

Quantitative Data, the Source of Disparities between the Perception and Reality of Industrial Unemployment

part Three|407 pages

Determinants of Aggregate Unemployment Levels

chapter |98 pages

Insurance

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion

chapter |77 pages

Epilogue