Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ottosen, Garry K. Reducing unemployment : a case for government deregulation / by Garry K. Ottosen and Douglas N. Thompson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-95360-2 (alk. paper) 1. Full employment policies-- United States. 2. Deregulation-- United States. 3. Unemployment--United States--Costs. 4. Unemployed--United States--Psychology. 5. Social problems-- United States. I. Thompson, Douglas N. II. Title. HD5724.078 1996 331.13'77'0973--dc2O 95-30555 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1996 by Garry K. Ottosen and Douglas N. Thompson All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-30555 ISBN: 0-275-95360-2 First published in 1996 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝TM The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Copyright Acknowledgment The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to quote from the following: From Not Working: An Oral History of the Unemployed by Harry Maurer. Copyright © 1976 by Harry Maurer. Reprinted by permission of Henry Holt and Co., Inc. -iv- |