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Download full textBeneria, Lourdes – Community Development: Research Briefs & Case Studies, 1998
This report examines a typical case of a small town within a predominantly rural county losing its largest employer of many years. During 1992-95, over 850 workers were laid off in Cortland, New York, as Smith-Corona Corporation transferred its manufacturing operations from Cortland to Tijuana, Mexico. Interviews with laid-off workers, conducted…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Impact, Females, Job Layoff
