Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Unemployment a scourge, OECD warns

Unemployment remains a blight on the global economy, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Wednesday, warning governments they must act lest high jobless levels become a longer-term scourge.

"Historically high unemployment remains among the most pressing legacies of the crisis," the 34-member OECD said in releasing its latest economic outlook.

"It should prompt countries to improve labour market policies that boost job creation and prevent today’s high joblessness from becoming permanent."

Widespread unemployment is affecting more than 50 million people in the OECD countries, the group said.

"Governments must ensure that employment services and training programs actually match the unemployed to jobs," the OECD urged.

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