Evidence from countries such as Argentina and India suggest that guaranteed employment policies have immediate, positive benefits.
This is where guaranteed employment comes into play.
Direct benefits, including increases in wage income, were found to exceed program-related transfers. This was particularly true for some of the most socially marginalised groups. In addition, women in particular reported benefiting through increased food security and a better ability to avoid hazardous work.
But there are strong reasons to think that labour-intensive employment creation may actually be one of the fastest and most durable ways of setting the economy on a path of recovery.
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