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This precarious situation is certainly recognized as such by the people. Some indication of how quickly the optimism immediately after the war evaporated is given by the replies to the question, “Do you think it will be more difficult to find work two years from now?” In October 1946, only 34 percent of the respondents said yes; but in March 1949, 84 percent.1 This period showed a marked improvement in economic conditions, but the general mood was, it seems, one of increasing pessimism. People in several European countries were asked in April 1948 whether, if they had the choice, they would like to emigrate.
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© 1952 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Petersen, W. (1952). An Emigration-Minded Country. In: Some Factors Influencing Postwar Emigration from the Netherlands. Publications of the Research Group for European Migration Problems, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7497-8_2
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