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Download full textSweezy, Alan – 1973
This paper discusses recent histories of labor shortages in Singapore, Japan, and several western European countries. Emphasis is upon the economic effects of severe shortages of labor. Fearing that these shortages would seriously handicap further economic progress, many people in these countries have advocated large-scale immigration or increased…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Labor Demands
