单选题 According to the author, in the 1971-1972 crisis ______.

A、 the State and the employers were equally to blame for allowing unemployment to rise
B、 the unemployed did not fulfill their social duty to find jobs
C、 the role played by the employers in creating unemployment was not recognized
D、 the state was guilty of breaking the social contract by letting unemployment increase

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】第2段第2句说雇主对失业的促成作用……往往被忽视(句中in the main。意为“基本上；大体上”)。 C项恰合此意，为正确答案。A项，文中无此说法。B项是对失业者的不正当指责。D项是一些critics (批评家)的说法，而非作者的意见。