Case for a Job Guarantee

• Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Bard College: The Case for a Job Guarantee

The Case for a Job Guarantee

• JG defined:

        "[A] public policy that provides an employment opportunity on standby
        to anyone looking for work, no matter their personal circumstances or
        the state of the economy." (1)

• Focus on 2 aspects of economic insecurity:

  • Unemployment (intermittent or long-term)

  • Poorly paid employment (precarious and unequal)

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