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Unemployment can be defined away

The definition of employment and unemployment differs from country to country. A comparative historical perspective shows the political context - how the problem is presented and how its constituent parts change - steers our understanding. The standard views of employment are no longer relevant in countries like the US or France, according to social historian Noel Whiteside.
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Noel Whiteside

Noel Whiteside

Noel Whiteside is a British social historian. She works at the University of Warwick. 

Pauli Kettunen

Kettunen

Pauli Kettunen from Finland is a professor of political history. He heads the research network NordWel which is made up of research groups from eight Nordic universities which do research on the Nordic welfare model. 

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