We can recover from this economic crisis *without* chasing growth. A progressive public job guarantee can help get us there, while reducing ecological impact at the same time. My latest for Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/23/sti…
Rich countries do not need economic growth in order to create employment and ensure good livelihoods for all. They can do it directly, without any growth at all.
"Trying to grow the economy to create jobs is effectively make-work. Almost by definition, jobs created this way are in industries we don’t really need to expand, and expanding them, in turn, creates pressures for needless consumption. A job guarantee program does the opposite."
"We can transform existing unemployment centers from grim places that are designed to humiliate people into hopeful, life-changing places that give people real skills and empower them to contribute to the most important collective projects of our generation."
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