Re-thinking Employment and Unemployment |
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| Authors: | ALLAN LEVETT TOM DWYER |
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| Affiliation: | Consultant Social Scientist, Allan Levett Associates, 12 Winston St, Wellington 4.;Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator of the Doctoral Programme in Work and Unionism at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | According to ‘official’ monetarist economic theory in New Zealand unemployment is temporary. The assertion is contradicted by the admission that unemployment may be here to stay. A post industrial theory of work offers a more satisfactory explanation of unemployment and leads to different policies. The crucial ingredient is an effective national system of life-long learning. Unemployment can then be regarded as a transition in the life course when new kinds of work and new ways of contributing to the community can be explored. |
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