|
LUDDITE: A term used when referring to people, especially workers and union members, who are violently opposed to the introduction of new technology and technologically advanced machinery. Their opposition stems in part from a fear of something that is new and different and in part from a concern that the new technology will reduced the demand for labor and eliminate their jobs. This name stems for the actions of a group calling themselves Luddites who, from 1811 to 1816, sabotaged knitting machines introduced into the textile industry in England.
Visit the GLOSS*arama
|
|
![](../images/bar_teal.jpg)
|
|
EMPLOYMENT-POPULATION RATIO The ratio of employed persons to the total civilian noninstitutionalized population 16 years old or older. Also termed the employment rate, the employment-population ratio is used as an alternative to the unemployment rate as an indicator of the utilization of labor resources.
Complete Entry | Visit the WEB*pedia |
![](../images/bar_dkblue.jpg)
![](../images/bar_dkblue.jpg)
|
|
PINK FADFLY [What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a dollar discount store hoping to buy either a how-to book on fine dining or a coffee cup commemorating the first day of winter. Be on the lookout for letters from the Internal Revenue Service. Your Complete Scope
This isn't me! What am I?
|
|
Post WWI induced hyperinflation in German in the early 1900s raised prices by 726 million times from 1918 to 1923.
|
|
"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. " -- Cato, Roman orator
|
|
BOP Balance of Payments
|
|
Tell us what you think about AmosWEB. Like what you see? Have suggestions for improvements? Let us know. Click the User Feedback link.
User Feedback
|
![](../images/bar_ltblue.jpg)
|