Full Employment in a Free Society
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Full Employment in a Free Society is a landmark 1944 policy treatise by economist and social reformer William Beveridge that outlines how governments can achieve and maintain full employment in a modern welfare state.
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| Full Employment in a Free Society canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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policy treatise ⓘ |
| aimsToShow |
how to achieve full employment in a modern industrial economy
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how to maintain full employment without sacrificing individual freedom ⓘ |
| argues |
employment policy should be central to economic planning
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full employment is compatible with a free society ⓘ market forces alone are insufficient to secure full employment ⓘ mass unemployment is preventable through deliberate policy ⓘ state intervention is necessary to stabilise aggregate demand ⓘ |
| author | William Beveridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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public policy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Second World War
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post-war reconstruction planning ⓘ |
| influenced |
Labour Party post-war economic programmes
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development of the British welfare state ⓘ post-war British employment policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic planning
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full employment ⓘ labour market policy ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ social security ⓘ unemployment ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| proposesPolicy |
active labour market policies
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coordination of monetary and fiscal policy for employment goals ⓘ counter-cyclical public works programmes ⓘ employment guarantees as a central aim of government ⓘ government responsibility for maintaining full employment ⓘ regional policies to address local unemployment ⓘ training and re-skilling programmes ⓘ use of fiscal policy to manage demand ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Beveridge Plan
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Beveridge Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Social Insurance and Allied Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | divides unemployment into different types and causes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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policy makers ⓘ social reformers ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Keynesian economics
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welfare state theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
anticipated post-war economy
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interwar unemployment experience ⓘ |
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