Case for a Job GuaranteePavlina R. Tcherneva
Case for a Job Guarantee
by Pavlina R. Tcherneva · first published 2020
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The case for a Job Guarantee [1] argues that the way to deal with this is to ensure everybody always has an alternative living wage job to go to. Then competition for scare labour does the rest. [1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1509542108/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_...
on “How the American Worker Got Fleeced” ↗…who can't find work elsewhere puts a floor on both unemployment and on the minimum that other entities have to provide in a job. More detail in this interview [0] of Pavlina Tcherneva, author of 'The Case for a Job Guarantee' by Mark Blyth (the most entertaining political economist, IMO.) [0] https://soundcloud.com/rhodescenter/is-now-the-time-for-a-fe...
on “America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90%” ↗…sets a floor for the entire economy about how bad a job can be, squeezing out jobs that are worse than the JG jobs. But I'm still collecting facts and quite open to being wrong. On my list to read: 'The case for a job guarantee', Tcherneva. [0] 'http://pavlina-tcherneva.net/the-case-for-a-job-guarantee/'
on “What Happens When Jobs Are Guaranteed?” ↗