Providing for unemployed workers in the transition / [by] Richard A. Lester.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Committee for economic development. Research study | Committee for economic development. Research studyPublication details: New York, NY : McGraw Hill ; 1945.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xi, 152 pages ; 23 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.137073
LOC classification:
  • HD 5724 .L42 1945
Online resources:
Contents:
I. Introduction: Scope of this report -- Organization of the report --
II. Nature of the problem : Volume of unemployment -- Duration of unemployment -- Provision for unemployed workers --
III. Reserves for unemployment : Wartime savings of workers -- Business reserves for postwar employees -- Public reserves for postwar employment -- Economic aspects of postwar reserves --
IV. Improvements in unemployment compensation : Main shortcomings for the transition -- Structural improvements -- Conclusions --
V. Issues in unemployment relief : Relief restrictions and inadequacies -- Federal aid for general relief -- Appropriateness of a larger work relief program --
Summary: "A serious problem of transition employment from accompany to conversion from war to peace activities, This report is concerned with measures to cope with such unemployment as occurs in this changeover period. It does not attempt to deal with the prevention of unemployment, which is the subject of other C.E.D. studies. The purpose of the report is to develop a practical program. The program recommended rest upon an economic analysis of the issues, applies the lessons of the past to the transition, and utilizes administrative machinery and resources." -- from the preface
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I. Introduction: Scope of this report -- Organization of the report --

II. Nature of the problem : Volume of unemployment -- Duration of unemployment -- Provision for unemployed workers --

III. Reserves for unemployment : Wartime savings of workers -- Business reserves for postwar employees -- Public reserves for postwar employment -- Economic aspects of postwar reserves --

IV. Improvements in unemployment compensation : Main shortcomings for the transition -- Structural improvements -- Conclusions --

V. Issues in unemployment relief : Relief restrictions and inadequacies -- Federal aid for general relief -- Appropriateness of a larger work relief program --

VI. Action by private industry : Measures for workers' maintenance -- Accumulated and anticipated non production work -- Spreading work -- Anticipatory hiring and publicity.

"A serious problem of transition employment from accompany to conversion from war to peace activities, This report is concerned with measures to cope with such unemployment as occurs in this changeover period. It does not attempt to deal with the prevention of unemployment, which is the subject of other C.E.D. studies. The purpose of the report is to develop a practical program. The program recommended rest upon an economic analysis of the issues, applies the lessons of the past to the transition, and utilizes administrative machinery and resources." -- from the preface

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