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Working Paper No. 498 | May 2007

Employment Guarantee Programs

A Survey of Theories and Policy Experiences

This working paper provides a survey of the theoretical underpinnings for the various employment guarantee schemes, and discusses full employment policy experiences in the United States, Sweden, India, Argentina, and France. The theoretical and policy developments are delineated in a historical context. The paper concludes by identifying some questions that still need to be addressed in the context of the global political economy.

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Working Paper No. 498
Associated Program:
Employment Policy and Labor Markets
Author(s):
Fadhel Kaboub
Related Topic(s):
Employment guarantee Job guarantee

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