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Autore |
Hobson J. A (John Atkinson), <1858-1940., > |
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Titolo |
Rationalisation and unemployment : an economic dilemma / / J.A. Hobson |
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Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-06747-6 |
0-203-35754-X |
1-136-59968-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics |
Income |
Overproduction |
Unemployed |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 1930 by George Allen & Unwin. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Rationalisation and Unemployment; Title Page; Copyright Page; Title Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; I. INCOME, MONETARY AND REAL; II. USES OF THE SURPLUS; III. UNDERCONSUMPTION; IV. RATIONALISATION AND PRODUCTIVITY; V. RATIONALISATION AND CONSUMPTION; VI. MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRODUCT; VII. SOCIAL SERVICES AND WORKERS' INCOMES; VIII. VITAL INCOME; IX. ECONOMIC INTERNATIONALISM |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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First published in 1930, John Hobson's study deals with the economic dilemmas generated in the early twentieth century by the advent of mass production. Namely the over-production and surfeit of goods and the resultant failure of the expansion of markets leading to record levels of mass unemployment. Seeking a solution to this dilemma, Hobson analyses all aspects of the problem: income, uses of the surplus, underconsumption, markets and distribution, and internationalism. The study also explores theories concerning economies of rationalisation, both in terms of productivity an |
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