Long-Term Unemployment or New Poverty : A Case for Trade Union Membership

Abstract:     
This paper investigates one of the consequences of globalization on national economies. This article sees Exclusion as the outcome of long-term unemployment which is the result of changing the nation’s socio-eco-political environment. Globalization is the one of the strongest forces to change the socio-economical structure of nations. Iran has filed to join WTO and this paper tries to address readiness of Iran to this membership.

Keywords: Exclusion, Iran, job market, unemployment

JEL Classification: F15 Ff02, J31, J51, J64

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