Who Needs Jobs? : Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare / by P. Lemieux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemieux, P., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microeconomics.

Labor economics.

Finance, Public.

Macroeconomics.

Economic development.

Labor Economics.

Public Economics.

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics.

Development Studies.

Local Subjects:

Microeconomics.

Labor Economics.

Public Economics.

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics.

Development Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Who Needs Jobs?, Lemieux explains how jobs are not the goal of economic life and how creating jobs should not be the goal of public policy. He delves into how income and prosperity are created (businesses producing what consumers demand), proposes solutions to the unemployment problem, and provides readers with the knowledge to navigate the jobs discussions of politicians and economists in America. With his approach, Lemieux takes this controversial and complex topic and makes it understandable, using economic analysis and real world examples.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1 BANNING CHAIN SAWS; 2 TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES; 3 WORK AS A COST; 4 THE VALUE OF CONSUMPTION; 5 THE LUMP-OF-LABOR FALLACY; 6 Exchange, Competition, And The Division Of Labor; 7 EXCHANGE OVER NATIONAL BORDERS; 8 EXPORTING JOBS; 9 EFFICIENT JOBS; 10 HOW TO DESTROY EFFICIENT JOBS; 11 ECONOMIC GROWTH; 12 ARTIFICIAL JOBS; 13 AGGREGATE DEMAND; 14 DO JOBS MATTER?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137355058

1137355050

9781137355065

1137355069

9781137353511

1137353511