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Unemployment in Capitalist, Communist and Post-Communist Economies

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. J. L. Porket

    1. Ruislip, UK

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Unemployment in Capitalist and Communist Economies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Theories of Open Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 3-10

    3. Measurement and Rates of Open Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 11-20

    4. Differences in Open Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 21-29

    5. Open Unemployment under Command Socialism

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 30-37

    6. Hidden Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 38-47

    7. Economic Reforms under Command Socialism

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 48-55

    8. Relative Economic Performance

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 56-65

    9. Unemployment in Yugoslavia and China

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 66-75

  3. Unemployment in Post-Communist Economies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. The Collapse of Communism

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 79-86

    3. Unemployment Compensation

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 87-97

    4. Registered Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 98-112

    5. Eastern Germany

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 113-123

    6. Soviet Union and Russia

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 124-134

    7. Open Unemployment and the Population

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 135-148

  4. Summary, Conclusions, Prospects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Economic Systems and Unemployment

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 151-159

    3. Participation in Economic Activity

      • J. L. Porket
      Pages 160-169
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About this book

No modern economy can escape open unemployment as long as free labour and a free labour market exist. In any modern economy, there exists a tension between economic individualism and economic collectivism, but market forces cannot forever be denied. While Part 1 examines open and hidden unemployment in capitalist market economies and socialist command economies prior to 1989, Part 2 concentrates on the issue of unemployment in post-communist economies between 1989 and the end of 1993. Finally, Part 3 summarizes, re- examines, and expands on those selected dimensions of the issue of unemployment that are deemed currently to be relevant to both Western and post-communist economies. Although the book is primarily about unemployment, open as well as hidden, it also is about economic systems and their transformation and, hence, about the role of the state in the economy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ruislip, UK

    J. L. Porket

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JOSEF PORKET

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Unemployment in Capitalist, Communist and Post-Communist Economies

  • Authors: J. L. Porket

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230374225

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-61218-7Published: 03 April 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37422-5Published: 03 April 1995

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 230

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Political Theory

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