Citing Work of Bard Economics Professor Pavlina Tcherneva, Foreign Policy Article Argues that Public Jobs Guarantee Program Is Best Way to Address Unemployment and Climate Crises
“How can we possibly hope to address mass unemployment without economic growth? Fortunately, there’s a straightforward solution. We can fix the problem directly without needing additional growth by introducing a progressive, public job guarantee program, as proposed by economists like Stephanie Kelton, Pavlina Tcherneva, and a growing chorus of others,” writes Jason Hickel. “The idea is that anyone who signs up can train to do dignified, socially useful work (the opposite of ‘bullshit jobs’) and be paid at a living wage.”
Post Date: 03-03-2021
Post Date: 03-03-2021