Fundamentals of Economics. Доловова Н.Н - 31 стр.

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welfare system - система социального обеспечения
justif iab le - могущий быть оправданным,
защищенным; позволительный; законный
QUICK QUIZ list and briefly explain the three principles concerning economic
interac tions
New Citizens of Britain
About 8,000 West Indians were based in Britain as soldiers during the Second World
War. Some of them decided to return to Britain after the war because of poor
economic prospects at home. They were citizens of the British Empire, with the right
to hold British passports and live and work in Britain. In fact many of them
considered England as their 'mother country'.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Britain had a strong economy and needed more
workers. Many young Indians and Pakistanis came to Britain, where they could easily
get jobs. Unlike the West Indians, Pakistanis and Indians never thought that they
were moving to a 'mother country'. They moved for economic reasons.
In 1962 Britain passed a law, the Commonwealth Immigration Act, which meant that
people from countries like Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan and Jamaica could no
longer go and live in Britain unless they had a job there. Then in 1968 Britain passed
a new Act. Now only people whose fathers or grandfathers were born in Britain were
allowed to live there.
In 1965, the first Race Relations Act made racial discrimination a criminal offence,
but it didn't cover housing or employment. Stronger Race Relations Acts were passed
in 1968 and 1976. 'No Coloureds' and 'Europeans Only' signs were now illegal.
The third Race Relations Bill in 1976 was stronger and more extensive than previous
ones. It set up the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) to look into cases of
discrimination on racial grounds.
Despite the law s against discrimination, there are still many inequa lit ies. In
proportion to their numbers, members of ethnic minorities still do more unskilled
jobs, and make up a bigger share of the unemployed, than the majority of the
population. But in education they now generally do better than others, and there is a
growing number of politic ians, lawyers, actors, writers, academics, musicians,
business people and sports stars who provide models of successful lives in a multi-
ethnic society.
Answer the questions
1. What do you know about the first wave of immigrants in Britain? When did it
happen?

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