Selling Diversity : : Immigration Multiculturalism, Employment Equity, and Globalization / / Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Christina Gabriel.
Since the 1990s, Canadian policy prescriptions for immigration, multiculturalism, and employment equity have equated globalization with global markets. This interpretation has transformed men and women of various ethnic backgrounds into trade-enhancing commodities who must justify their skills and t...
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