Who Needs Jobs?: Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137355069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 201 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Pierre Lemieux is an economist affiliated with the Department of Management Sciences of the Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada, a Senior Fellow at the Montreal Economic Institute, and a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute (Oakland, California). He is author of several books, as well as several newspaper and journal articles.
Jan Narveson said Beautifully written and cogently reasoned. Beautifully written and cogently reasoned, this is a "must-read" for people with some but not a lot of economic knowledge.. "Five Stars" according to Germain Belzile. An important and needed book.. Three Stars If you want to look deep this is the book
Economist Pierre Lemieux also says no, but beautifully explains why. One of his most powerful messages is that workers' living standards improve when technology destroys jobs. Read, enjoy, and learn." - David R. His lucid writing and vivid examples show why federal programs that seek to create jobs are almost guaranteed to breed boondoggles and undermine productivity throughout the economy. "Pierre Lemieux once again debunks one of the most pervasive delusions driving government economic policy. Unfortunately, politicians profit from such schemes no matter how much taxpayers suffer." - Jim Bovard, author of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) and Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty (1994)"In accessible non-technical language, Pierre Lemieux uses economic analysis to explain why successful policies allow technological change to occur that destroys some jobs, creates other jobs,
The goal should not be to create jobs, but to let people earn income in order to consume what they want.