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How can full employment programs sustain the economy, the environment , promote social justice, and reinvigorate local communities ? Concisely, that this book attempts to answer. Specifically, the chapters in this volume focus on the formation of federal, state, and local institutions to reduce and eliminate the opportunity gap for women and minorities, promote environmentally sustainable methods of production and consumption , and rebuild local economies through education , training, and community redevelopment programs. The shared vision among the contributors of this volume is that the formation and implementation of a federally funded, locally operated, Job Guarantee program is a vital component to address these complex and interweaving concerns.
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For a more in-depth look at some of these programs and to learn about other Job Guarantee proposals, see Murray and Forstater (2013b).
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Murray, M.J., Forstater, M. (2018). Introduction. In: Murray, M., Forstater, M. (eds) Full Employment and Social Justice. Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66376-0_1
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