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The Workforce Since 1945
Impact of Technology
Move to Freer Trade
100
Canada experienced a long period of growth & economic expansion since
What is World war 2
100
New technology had a significant influence since the early
What is 1980's
100
this event in the 1930s caused for a re-examination of world trade & financial policies
What is The great depression
200
Where was much of the workforce?
What is mining, transportation, forestry
200
this led to the replacement of many traditional jobs
What is personal computers, advances in telecommunications, development of robotics
200
a system that kept costs of foreign imports high to protect domestic production and raise tax revenues was analyzed at ...
What is the Bretton Woods Conference
300
why were families able to have 1 wage earner to support a spouse & children
What is high wages
300
introduction of new technology to the workplace has led to
What is greater efficiency & productivity
300
there was no international financial structure in place to deal with
What is a crisis like the great depression
400
what was included in many jobs benefit plans
What is medical costs, insurance, provided pension plans
400
surveys have shown that workers are
What is working harder & longer than ever before
400
the US set up what institutuions
What is International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
500
where were many jobs for unskilled workers
What is service industry
500
A survey in 1988 showed that 1 in 5 workers are working an average of
What is 9 hours of overtime a week
500
Define GATT
What is a multilateral trade treaty in which memebers undertook to grant “most favoured nation” status reciprocally to new trading partners