The jobs guarantee: A Post Keynesian analysis

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 273-291

  Ramsay, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance of payments disequilibrium; Cost push inflation; Full employment; Jobs guarantee; Kalecki; Socialization of investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036921598     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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