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Date of Publication: April 2015
Year of Publication: 2015
Publisher: Yardfarmers
Author(s): Emily Helminen
Under- and unemployment, especially among youth, remain at staggering rates. Can jobs be created that break away from the consumer-driven economy and are instead rooted in sustainable living?
The views and opinions expressed through the MAHB Website are those of the contributing authors and do not necessarily reflect an official position of the MAHB. The MAHB aims to share a range of perspectives and welcomes the discussions that they prompt.Creating more jobs is the obvious answer, but the way more jobs are created is just as important, if not more important, than the actual increase in jobs themselves. The creation of more consumer-driven jobs is just a short-term stop gap to a long-term problem.