Unemployment

by Noel Merino

Overview

This book examines the topic around the issues of the global problem of unemployment, the victims of unemployment, the causes of unemployment, and the solutions to unemployment. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join essays from international magazines and news sources for a truly panoramic view. Helpful features include an annotated table of contents, a world map and country index, a bibliography, and a subject index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737769173
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/27/2014
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 The Global Problem of Unemployment

1 Unemployment Is an Ongoing Feature of Economies Worldwide Ceyda Öner 20

2 Global Unemployment Threatens to Cause a Renewed Recession Worldwide United Nations 27

3 Unemployment in the European Union Varies Among Member States Eurostat 35

4 Long-Term Unemployment Is a Serious Problem in the United States Gary Burtless 43

5 Unemployment in Africa Is Widespread, Especially Among the Young Jonathan Oppenheimer Michael Spicer 52

6 Unemployment in Japan Remains Low and Fairly Stable: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 60

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 64

Chapter 2 The Victims of Unemployment

1 Youth Worldwide Suffer Disproportionately from Unemployment: International Labour Organization 66

2 Youth Unemployment Worldwide Is Not as Bad as Is Often Stated Steven Hill 72

3 In the United States, Men Suffer from High Rates of Unemployment Don Peck 77

4 In Mexico, Unemployment Is Highest for Young Women Guadalupe Cruz Jaime 90

5 Chinese Survey Finds Higher Jobless Rate Tom Orlik 95

6 In Australia, the Unemployed Do Not Receive Enough Benefits Suzy Freeman-Greene 101

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 106

Chapter 3 The Causes of Unemployment

1 High Unemployment in the United States Is Caused by the Global Recession Heather Boushey 108

2 Unemployment in Europe Is the Result of the Welfare State James M. Roberts J.D. Foster 113

3 Unemployment in the United Kingdom Is Not Caused by a Culture of Worklessness Tracy Shildrick Robert MacDonald Andy Furlong Johann Roden Robert Crow 120

4 Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa Has a Variety of Causes Masood Ahmed Dominique Guillaame Davide Furceri 128

5 In South Korea, Overeducation Has Aggravated Unemployment Christian Oliver Kang Buseong 139

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 144

Chapter 4 The Solutions to Unemployment

1 Stimulus Spending in the United States Has Lessened Unemployment Michael Greenstone Adam Looney 146

2 Stimulus Spending Is Not the Solution to Reducing Unemployment Worldwide Raghuram Rajan 154

3 In the Arab World, an Economic Revolution Is Needed to Allow Job Creation Mina Al Oraibi Yasar Jarrar 159

4 South Africa's Unemployment Puzzle Abebe Aemro Selassie 171

5 The United States Should Adopt German Work Hours to Lower Unemployment Dean Baker 177

6 Europeans Should Migrate to Latin America to Combat Unemployment Gillian Tett 183

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 188

For Further Discussion 189

Organizations to Contact 191

Bibliography of Books 197

Index 201