The Job Guarantee [electronic resource] : Toward True Full Employment /
Murray, M.editor.
Forstater, M.editor.
This timely collection will be the first of its kind to focus on the practical application of the government job guarantee (JG) for both developed and developing economies. Global case studies include: United States, China, Ghana, Argentina, Ireland, Iceland, and India.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables                     ; List of Figures                      ; Introduction                   ; 1. Rising Job Complexity and the Need for Government Guaranteed Work and Training                                                                                        ; 2. Wage Policies and Funding Strategies for Job Guarantee Programs                                                                         ; 3. The Low Cost of Full Employment in the United States
4. The Costs and Benefits of a Job Guarantee: Estimates from a Multicountry Econometric Model                                                                                                    5. Effective Demand, Technological Change, and the Job Guarantee Program                                                                               ; 6. Transformational Growth, Endogenous Demand, and a Developmental ELR Program
7. The Euro Crisis and the Job Guarantee: A Proposal for Ireland                                                                       Notes on Contributors                            ; Index
This timely collection will be the first of its kind to focus on the practical application of the government job guarantee (JG) for both developed and developing economies. Global case studies include: United States, China, Ghana, Argentina, Ireland, Iceland, and India.
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