| The Scheme for Full Employment | |
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| Author(s) | Magnus Mills |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Flamingo |
| Publication date | 03 Mar 2003 |
| Media type | Print & eBook |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-00-715131-4 |
The Scheme for Full Employment is a novel by English author Magnus Mills published in 2003 by Flamingo.
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The scheme referred to in the title involves the driving of 'UniVans' from depot to depot picking up and unloading cargo - the cargo being replacement parts for UniVans. "Gloriously self-perpetuating, the scheme was designed to give an honest day’s wage for an honest day’s labor,"[1] "the envy of the world: the greatest undertaking ever conceived by man". The novel is a satire of labour relations and describes the how the scheme is brought to the brink of disaster.
According to the Complete Review the novel received mixed reviews with no consensus; the website concluded it as being a 'decent trifle'.[2]
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