Full Employment in a Free Society
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Full Employment in a Free Society is a landmark 1944 policy treatise by economist and social reformer William Beveridge that outlines how governments can achieve and maintain full employment in a modern welfare state.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Full Employment in a Free Society Context triple: [William Beveridge, authorOf, Full Employment in a Free Society]
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Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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B.
The Socialist Budget
The Socialist Budget is a political and economic work by British Labour politician Philip Snowden outlining his vision for a fiscally responsible yet socially progressive government budget.
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C.
The Affluent Society
The Affluent Society is a landmark 1958 economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that challenges conventional views on wealth, consumerism, and public spending in postwar America.
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D.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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E.
Unemployment (A. C. Pigou)
Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) is a seminal economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes, nature, and policy remedies for joblessness within a market economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Full Employment in a Free Society Target entity description: Full Employment in a Free Society is a landmark 1944 policy treatise by economist and social reformer William Beveridge that outlines how governments can achieve and maintain full employment in a modern welfare state.
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A.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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B.
The Socialist Budget
The Socialist Budget is a political and economic work by British Labour politician Philip Snowden outlining his vision for a fiscally responsible yet socially progressive government budget.
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C.
The Affluent Society
The Affluent Society is a landmark 1958 economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that challenges conventional views on wealth, consumerism, and public spending in postwar America.
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D.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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E.
Unemployment (A. C. Pigou)
Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) is a seminal economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes, nature, and policy remedies for joblessness within a market economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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policy treatise ⓘ |
| aimsToShow |
how to achieve full employment in a modern industrial economy
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how to maintain full employment without sacrificing individual freedom ⓘ |
| argues |
employment policy should be central to economic planning
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full employment is compatible with a free society ⓘ market forces alone are insufficient to secure full employment ⓘ mass unemployment is preventable through deliberate policy ⓘ state intervention is necessary to stabilise aggregate demand ⓘ |
| author | William Beveridge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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public policy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
post-war reconstruction planning ⓘ |
| influenced |
Labour Party post-war economic programmes
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development of the British welfare state ⓘ post-war British employment policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic planning
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full employment ⓘ labour market policy ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ social security ⓘ unemployment ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| proposesPolicy |
active labour market policies
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coordination of monetary and fiscal policy for employment goals ⓘ counter-cyclical public works programmes ⓘ employment guarantees as a central aim of government ⓘ government responsibility for maintaining full employment ⓘ regional policies to address local unemployment ⓘ training and re-skilling programmes ⓘ use of fiscal policy to manage demand ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Beveridge Plan
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linked to:
Beveridge Report
Beveridge Report ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Social Insurance and Allied Services ⓘ |
| structure | divides unemployment into different types and causes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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policy makers ⓘ social reformers ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Keynesian economics
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welfare state theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
anticipated post-war economy
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interwar unemployment experience ⓘ |
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