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In Britain, between the years of 1918 and 1930 unemployment rates averaged 14%. This 3 page paper examines why, following the First World War, unemployment became such a controversial political issue. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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home expecting to find good conditions, after all, they were the victors. However, there were problems. Many soldiers came home to find there were no jobs, and from fighting a
war they found themselves unable to find a job. This became controversial as those who had fought for their country and felt they deserved a job when they returned. Between
1918 and 1920 the unemployment rate soared from less than 1% at the end of the war to more than 11% in 1920, only to dip and then increase again
during the depression (Broadberry, 1994). The average level of unemployment between 1920 and 1930 was 14% (Hatton and Bailey, 2002). This, combined with a weak and inadequate welfare system saw
many heroes destitute, a position that many saw as unacceptable. Some arguments have been put forward that as the welfare state had
improved during this time this help retain a high level of unemployment, but this is not a perspective that is generally accepted (Hatton and Bailey, 2002). The traditional approach has
been to look at the economy and consider this from the perspective of demand side economics, with insufficient demand in the economy. If we look at the economic output of
the country during this period the GDP does fall significantly with the consumption per head also falling despite process increasing (Broadberry, 1990). This can be out down to the government
management of the economy and the levels of debt build up during the war which had the effect of impacting the British economy.
However when looking at the unemployment patterns these were not level throughout the country. There were changes in the industrial patterns and unemployment was higher in the North, Wales
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