Unemployment and Government

Genealogies of the Social

William Walters (Carleton University, Ottawa)

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Cambridge University Press
26 April 2000

Poverty & unemployment; Employment & unemployment

Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

While joblessness is by no means a phenomenon specific to this century, the concept of 'unemployment' is. This book follows the invention and transformation of unemployment, understood as a historically specific site of regulation. Taking key aspects of the history of unemployment in Britain as its focus, it argues that the ways in which authorities have defined and sought to manage the jobless have been remarkably varied. In tracing some of the different constructions of unemployment over the last 100 years - as a problem of 'character', as a social 'risk', or today, as a problem of 'skills' - the study highlights the discursive dimension of social and economic policy problems. The book examines such institutionalized practices as the labour bureau, unemployment insurance, and the 'New Deal' as 'technologies' of power. The result is a challenge to our thinking about welfare states.

By: William Walters (Carleton University Ottawa)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 551g
ISBN: 9780521643337
ISBN 10: 0521643333
Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 26 April 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The discovery of unemployment; 2. Inventing unemployment: the birth of the labour exchange; 3. Governing unemployment as a 'risk'; 4. Governing through the long-term unemployed: unemployment between the wars; 5. Unemployment and its spaces; 6. Governing divided societies: the new deal.

Reviews for Unemployment and Government: Genealogies of the Social

Walters has written a sophisticated account not only of the history of unemployment but of the way social problems are defined and handled through pratices of governmentality. His book should be widely consulted. Jrnl of Sociology & Social Welfare The book is well worth reading...it might, hopefully, stimulate serious thinking about unemployment policy in a Canadian context. Canadian Journal of Sociology Online Jan-Feb 2002