Canadian Politics and Labor

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This paper discusses that Canadian workers affected by industrialization are the long-term unemployed, the unemployed after downsizing who are re-employed in the long-term, and the survivors who remain employed in industries that are undergoing restructuring at different intensities. Next, the paper relates that deindustrialization is due to factors internal to advanced economies and to shifts in the demand patterns of service and manufacturing industries. Furthermore, the author indicates that north-south trade has contributed to deindustrialization through the stimulation of labor productivity in the advanced economy manufacturing sectors in response to the competition of cheaper imports from developing economies.

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Objective
Introduction
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"While deindustrialization is not only due to north-south trade, this trade has affected the demand for some types of labor. Rowthorn and Ramaswamy state that there are two primary channels that competition from low-wage producers can utilize and that affects employment in manufacturing in northern countries:
(1) Via its impact on total manufacturing output in the north;
(2) Through its impact on labor productivity."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cairncross, A (1982) 'What is deindustrialization?' Pp. 5-17 in: Blackaby, F (Ed.) Deindustrialization, London: Pergamon
• Goshen, Erica (2005) Commentary FRBNY Economic Policy Review August 2005.
• Lever, W F (1991) 'Deindustrialization and the Reality of the Post-industrial City' Urban Studies, Vol. 28, No. 6, Pp. 983-999
• Ostrey, Aleck S. et al (2001) Effects of De-Industrialization on Unemployment, Re-Employment and Work Conditions in a Manufacturing Workforce. BMC Public Health, 2001.
• Rowthorn, Robert and Coutts, Ken (2003) De-Industrialization and the Balance of Payments in Advanced Economies. Presented at an International Conference on .De-industrialization and Industrial Re-structuring. on 5 December 2003 at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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