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SCHOOL'S BRIEF: Unemployment

Mark Wooden | 03 March 1997

It is widely accepted that the inability of many Australians to find paid work is a serious economic adn social problem and imposes costs on many members of our society, and not just the unemployed.

This article presents a review of the problem through a brief examination four related questions.

1. What is unemployment and how large is the problem?

2. In what ways is it a problem?

3. What causes it?

4. What can be done about it?

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