The Unemployment Crisis |
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| Author:
| MacLean, Brian K.
Osberg, Lars |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Public Affairs Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1417-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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High unemployment dominates the Canadian social reality of the 1990s. Lay-offs, cutbacks, and corporate downsizings during the 1990-93 recession created a pervasive economic insecurity that remains a problem. The Unemployment Crisis, a collection of essays based on the first annual economic policy conference held at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, explores the severity of the 1990-93 recession, the reasons for the crisis, and what governments can do today to make low...
More DescriptionHigh unemployment dominates the Canadian social reality of the 1990s. Lay-offs, cutbacks, and corporate downsizings during the 1990-93 recession created a pervasive economic insecurity that remains a problem. The Unemployment Crisis, a collection of essays based on the first annual economic policy conference held at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, explores the severity of the 1990-93 recession, the reasons for the crisis, and what governments can do today to make low unemployment a reality.