Liberal "We Can Conquer Unemployment" programme

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The Liberal "We Can Conquer Unemployment" programme was a major interwar British political initiative proposing large-scale public works and economic reforms to tackle mass joblessness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic policy proposal ⓘ
political programme ⓘ
aimedAt creating jobs through government spending ⓘ
stimulating aggregate demand ⓘ
associatedWith British economic debates on unemployment ⓘ
characteristic emphasis on public investment ⓘ
rejection of laissez-faire responses to unemployment ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
economicApproach deficit-financed public spending ⓘ
state intervention in the economy ⓘ
historicalContext Great Depression ⓘ
mass unemployment in interwar Britain ⓘ
ideologicalContext reformist economic policy ⓘ
social liberalism ⓘ
influencedBy emerging Keynesian economic ideas ⓘ
legacy contributed to acceptance of state-led economic management in Britain ⓘ
early example of British public works strategy against unemployment ⓘ
mainGoal economic recovery ⓘ
reduction of unemployment ⓘ
opposedTo austerity policies ⓘ
reliance on market self-correction for unemployment ⓘ
policyDomain infrastructure policy ⓘ
labour market policy ⓘ
macroeconomic policy ⓘ
policyType Keynesian-style demand management ⓘ
public works programme ⓘ
politicalPosition liberalism ⓘ
proposedBy Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
proposedMeasure electrification projects ⓘ
housing construction ⓘ
infrastructure investment ⓘ
large-scale public works ⓘ
road building ⓘ
publicDebate British public debate on unemployment policy in the interwar years ⓘ
slogan We Can Conquer Unemployment ⓘ
targetPopulation unemployed workers in Britain ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ

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United Kingdom general election, 1929 → campaignTheme → Liberal "We Can Conquer Unemployment" programme ⓘ
Liberal "We Can Conquer Unemployment" programme → slogan → We Can Conquer Unemployment ⓘ
linked to: Liberal "We Can Conquer Unemployment" programme