Globalization and unemployment are two phenomena which are amongst the most widely discussed subjects in the economic debate today. Often, globalization is regarded as being responsible for the increase in unemployment, particularly in unskilled labor. This book deals with the correlation...

Ist Arbeitslosigkeit unser Schicksal? Wie sicher sind Arbeitsplätze? Haben Kinder und Jugendliche von heute eine realistische Chance, einen halbwegs zukunftssicheren Job zu finden? Nichts bewegt die Menschen hierzulande mehr als diese Fragen, und nichts wird an Stammtischen, in Betrieben oder...

The contributors to this edited collection argue that a flexible Job Guarantee program able to react to an economy’s fluctuating need for work would stabilize the labor standard, the value of employment in relation to money. During economic downturns, the program would expand to provide more...