The Wages of Relief

The Wages of Relief
Author: Eric Strikwerda
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1927356059

The Wages of Relief examines the Depression experiences of three municipal governments-Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg-and the individuals and families who relied on them for unemployment relief through the 1930s.

Higher Wages for Relief Work Can Make Many of the Poor Worse Off

Higher Wages for Relief Work Can Make Many of the Poor Worse Off
Author: Martin Ravallion
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 1991
Genre: Empleo
ISBN:

Guaranteed employment can be valuable insurance against poverty. But the recent experience in Maharashtra suggests that raising the wage rate when you don't have the budget to pay for it is not in the interests of all the poor. Some get higher pay, but others must go without relief work.