Unemployment has been somewhat neglected within the world of economics in recent years. However, even within the EU, several regions still suffer from worrying levels of people out of work. This book explores the subject of unemployment in detail, analyzing past successes and failures in the area, and offering lessons and proposals for the future.

INÉS PÉREZ-SOBA AGUILAR Complutense University of Madrid, Spain NIGEL F.B. ALLINGTON Associate Member, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK SANTONU BASU Queen Mary, University of London, UK JOHN CORNWALL Dalhousie University WENDY CORNWALL Dalhousie University ELENA MÁRQUEZ DE LA CRUZ Complutense University of Madrid, Spain JESUS FERREIRO University of the Basque Country, Spain HARALD HAGEMANN University of Hohenheim ELIAS KARAKITSOS Associate Member, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK; Director, Guildhall Asset Management, PCC Ltd, London SUSHANTA MALLICK Queen Mary, University of London ANA ROSA MARTÍNEZ-CAÑETE Complutense University of Madrid, Spain WILLIAM MITCHELL Centre of Full Employment and Equity at the University of Newcastle, Australia ALFONSO PALACIO-VERA Complutense University of Madrid, Spain RALF RUKWID University of Hohenheim FELIPE SERRANO University of the Basque Country, Spain AJIT SINGH University of Cambridge L. RANDALL WRAY Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA; Levy Economics Institute