Income for the Unemployed: The Variety and Fragmentation of Programs (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Merrill Garver Murray

9780260471086: Income for the Unemployed: The Variety and Fragmentation of Programs (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260471089 ISBN 13: 9780260471086

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Unemployment income is a patchwork of programs. This book explains how these programs fit together and why coordination matters for workers who need support.

This study reviews public income support for the unemployed, focusing on the central role of unemployment insurance and how it relates to other aid. It traces the growth of programs designed to provide income, training, or protection as job markets change, and it discusses challenges in coordination and gaps between programs.

Written by Merrill G. Murray, a longtime researcher and policy expert, the work considers how unemployment insurance could be expanded or better aligned with related programs to serve the unemployed more effectively.

Understand the central role of unemployment insurance and how other programs complement or overlap with it.
Explore questions about duplication, gaps, and possibilities to extend protection beyond UI.
Learn how coordination between programs affects the unemployed, the poor, and program design.
Review historical and policy context shaping income support for workers without jobs.

Ideal for readers interested in public policy, labor markets, and social insurance, including students, professionals, and policymakers.

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