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91Charles D. Alexander (minister) — Charles David Alexander (January 1, 1904 – 1991) was a Baptist Minister.Alexander was born in Liverpool, to Scottish parents. He grew up in the city and converted to Christianity on March 7, 1921 at the age of 17.He began a journalistic career… …
92New Deal — New Dealer. 1. the principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, esp. those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic recovery and social reforms. 2. the domestic program of the Franklin D.… …
93SPENCE, William Guthrie (1846-1926) — Labour leader and politician was born in the Orkney Islands in 1846, and was brought to Victoria in 1853. His family went to the country and at an early age Spence was helping to earn his living. At 12 years of age he was with a co operative… …
94Automatic stabilizer — In macroeconomics automatic stabilizers work as a tool to dampen fluctuations in real GDP without any explicit policy action by the government. It is a government program that changes automatically depending on GDP and a person’s income,[1] and… …
95Concealed Unemployment — When people who are out of work are not counted in official unemployment statistics for a variety of reasons. Those potential workers falling into this category typically include individuals who have given up looking for employment, those who… …
96Annual Abstract of Statistics — ˌAnnual ˌAbstract of Staˈtistics noun STATISTICS a book produced once every year by the British government, containing figures collected by the Office for National Statistics, for example on unemployment, imports, exports etc * * * Annual… …
97dole queue — ➔ queue1 * * * dole queue UK US noun [C] UK (US unemployment line) ECONOMICS ► used to refer to the number of unemployed people in a particular place at a particular time: »Thousands of graduates look set to join the dole queue in the current… …
98seasonal unemployment — ➔ unemployment * * * seasonal unemployment UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS ► the rise in the number of unemployed people that is expected in certain industries at particular times of year: »The chronic problem of seasonal unemployment is a product of… …
99in direct proportion to sth — ► used to say that two things are connected, so that an increase in one is directly related to an increase in the other: »The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed. Main Entry: ↑proportion …
100unemployment line — UK US noun [C] US (UK dole queue) ► ECONOMICS used to refer to the number of unemployed people in a particular place at a particular time: »Locally, traditional winter cuts in seasonal jobs lengthened the unemployment lines …
