Nonfinancial Economics: The Case for Shorter Hours of Work

by Eugene J. McCarthy and William McGaughey

Book Overview

This book is written in support of proposals to reduce work time in order to improve employment opportunities. The authors, both of whom have been deeply involved in shorter workweek policy debates, argue that the failure of the U.S. to enact shorter workweek legislation when it was first proposed in the late 1950s was a significant policy mistake. They argue further that reduced work hours are an effective means to full employment, improved income...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275925145
• ISBN13: 9780275925147
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"