Abstract
Traditionally unemployment has been regarded as a national rather than an international problem. If it aroused concern at all, it was seen as a matter to be coped with by individual governments. Even this is a fairly recent development, dating back little more than fifty years. Before that, unemployment was seen as an act of God, beyond the control of any human authority.
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A. Sen, Employment Technology and Development (Oxford, 1975) p. 20.
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Luard, E. (1983). Unemployment. In: The Management of the World Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17165-1_8
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