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... production garment workers in Los Angeles did not rise as much as average wages nationwide ( 65 per cent compared with 80 per cent ) , suggesting that the availability of immigrants had held wages down . However , the wages of non ...
... production garment workers in Los Angeles did not rise as much as average wages nationwide ( 65 per cent compared with 80 per cent ) , suggesting that the availability of immigrants had held wages down . However , the wages of non ...
Page 128
... production . On the one hand , it can reduce the proportion of land in production : emigrants may feel it is not worthwhile either for their own families or sharecroppers to work it . On the other hand , emigration can increase ...
... production . On the one hand , it can reduce the proportion of land in production : emigrants may feel it is not worthwhile either for their own families or sharecroppers to work it . On the other hand , emigration can increase ...
Page 156
... production to foreign countries , they would not feel such a strong need to work abroad . Trade could substitute for migration . Classical economic theory positing perfect markets and a free flow of the " factors of production " - goods ...
... production to foreign countries , they would not feel such a strong need to work abroad . Trade could substitute for migration . Classical economic theory positing perfect markets and a free flow of the " factors of production " - goods ...
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