Full Employment, Social Welfare, and Equity

Founded
1987
Seminar Number
613

The seminar focuses on the analytical and policy issues related to full employment, social welfare, and equity. These include crossnational perspectives, primarily in other industrialized economies. The purpose is to identify and clarify the more difficult and central intellectual questions which relate to and affect the national commitment and capability to assure full employment, social welfare, and equity over long periods.

Co-Chairs
Dr. Sheila Collins
ecointegrityprof@gmail.com

Dr. Helen Lachs Ginsburg
helenginsburg@yahoo.com

Dr. Gertrude S. Goldberg
trudygoldberg@msn.com

Rapporteur
Aggie Meiping Sun
ms4196@columbia.edu

Meeting dates and locations are subject to change. Please confirm details with the seminar rapporteur.

Welcome

Meetings

09/25/2017	Faculty House, Columbia University 7:15 PM	Share America: A Radical New Deal Joseph Wilson, Brooklyn College, CUNY Abstract Abstract Dr. Wilson will propose and discuss a new model and radical extension of the New Deal based on the accumulation and transfer of capital in the modern political-economy. The objective of the Share America proposal is to provide a more comprehensive social safety-net and reduce income inequality based on race, gender and class.

10/27/2017	The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, Room I-202 5:00 PM	CONFERENCE: A NEW “NEW DEAL” FOR NYC & THE USA -- WE CAN GUARANTEE JOBS AND BUILD GREAT THINGS AGAIN ,
		Notes: To register through eventbrite, please go to https://njfac.org/index.php/dual-new-deal-legacy-registration/
11/20/2017	Faculty House, Columbia University 7:15 PM	Looking Ahead: Strategies for Advocating for Jobs for All in These Times Trudy Goldberg, National Jobs for All Coalition and Adelphi University Rohan Grey, National Jobs for All Coalition and Modern Money Network Abstract Abstract Advocates have historically adopted a range of rhetorical strategies when framing the case for Jobs for All, respectively focusing on human rights discourse, macroeconomic policy, and impact on disenfranchised and marginalized populations, depending on the the audience in question. However, in light of the resurgence of popular interest in Jobs for All following the Global Financial Crisis, and, more recently, the 2016 presidential election, it has become necessary to develop a coherent and coordinated messaging approach around which advocates can coalesce. This talk outlines the possibilities and challenges of developing such a unified approach and suggests possible next steps in growing a successful Jobs for All Coalition.

02/05/2018	Faculty House, Columbia University 7:30 PM	Full Employment in One City? The NYC Jobs for All Bill Philip Harvey, Rutgers University Abstract Abstract Discussions of full employment have generally focused on the national economy and national economic policy. This is understandable since the concept of full employment was first formulated by John Maynard Keynes, and the macroeconomic policies that came to be associated with his name generally require implementation at the national level. In recent years, however, a number of progressive economists have promoted an alternative strategy (or a modification of the conventional Keynesian strategy) for achieving full employment. This alternative strategy relies on direct job creation by government to close the economy's job gap rather than the macroeconomic measures associated with the conventional Keynesian strategy. One of the advantages of the direct job-creation strategy is that it can be implemented at the local as well as the national level—albeit not as easily. This past fall, the National Jobs for All Coalition worked with the office of New York City Public Advocate Letitia James in drafting a proposed New York City law designed to achieve full employment and secure the right of all New Yorkers to decent employment. Philip Harvey, one of the people involved in this effort, will explain the proposed legislation and discuss both the challenges and opportunities associated with the pursuit of full employment by this means.

03/26/2018	Faculty House, Columbia University 7:15 PM	Recent Trends in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in the US: Associations with Race/ethnicity, Poverty and Employment Status Silvia S. Martins, Columbia University

04/23/2018	Faculty House, Columbia University 7:00 PM	Will a Robot Take Your Job? 2.0 June Zaccone, Hofstra University Abstract Abstract Advances in workplace technology are announced almost daily. What effect are they having on job availability, and which jobs are threatened? Some question the impact of automation, citing slow productivity growth. Others see an immanent jobless world, a world without work. Why has automation apparently lagged, with new technology emerging far more rapidly than its use? What are the policies being proposed to provide income for those without work in a jobless future? This presentation will provide some tentative answers.

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