At the time in which this book was first published in 1987, mass unemployment had emerged as the dominant, most visible, problem of the West European economies. In this challenging discussion of ways to overcome unemployment Ciaran Driver stresses the importance of managed restructuring. This book is ideal for students of business and economics.

Foreword; Preface; 1. No future? 2. Workshop and the world 3. High road or low road? 4. New jobs and old 5. Ways and means 6. Small wonder? 7. Special measures 8. Making the jobs go round 9. Summing up; Notes; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects