Numbers Games: Undercounting Unemployment and its Consequences.
The unemployment figures produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reflect a narrow definition of unemployment. Many Americans are excluded from these figures, and the result obscures the necessary debate about the overall health of the nation's economy and its ability to provide all citizens...
| Publicado en: | Dissent (00123846) Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 68 - 72 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Winter2004
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