Hobson, John Atkinson,  1858-1940 <br/><br/>
The problem of the unemployed :  an enquiry and an economic policy / 
by John A. Hobson. 
 - 2nd ed., revised. 
 - London :  Methuen & co.,  1904. 
 - xvi, 160, 40 p. ;  20 cm. 
 - Social questions of to-day. .
 - 331.6 (NLA) .
 - Social questions of to-day. .
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Cont.L 	Preface; 1. The Meaning of "Unemployment" 2. The Measure of Unemployment 3. Does Unemployment Grow? 4. Minor causes of Unemployment 5. The root cause of unemployment 6. The Economic Remedy 7. Bimetallism and Trade Depression 8. Palliatives of Unemployment 
<br/><br/> This work considers the question of the unemployed at the height of imperialist capitalism. Hobson proposes a controversial theory of social progress, which argues that unemployment is a natural and necessary result of the mal-distribution of consumption power. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Unemployment.
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>331.6 (NLA)