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Direct linkHaddad, Lawrence; Adato, Michelle – International Labour Review, 2002
Analysis of 101 projects in 7 public works programs (PWPs) in Western Cape Province in the mid-1990s estimated the public expenditure needed to transfer resources to the poor. Comparison of the result with that generated by a hypothetical, untargeted transfer showed that most of the PWPs outperform the benchmarks. (Contains 26 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Financial Policy
Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Labor, Atlanta. Employment Security Agency. – 1969
The effectiveness of using financial assistance and supportive services was studied in order to increase the ability of unemployed workers and reduce unemployment in Georgia. The project's close cooperation with the ongoing program of the employment service is evidenced by the fact that 99 percent of the workers obtained their jobs through the…
Descriptors: Charts, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Urban Inst., Washington, DC. – 1978
This second of a three-volume report of a study done to assess the feasibility of large-scale, countercyclical public job creation contains chapter 2 of the report on the methods and findings with respect to job-creating activities, their job-creation potential, and related characteristics. (Volume 1, comprised of the report's first chapter,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Urban Inst., Washington, DC. – 1978
This last of a three-volume report of a study done to assess the feasibility of large-scale, countercyclical public job creation covers the findings regarding the priorities among projects, indirect employment effects, skill imbalances, and administrative issues; and summarizes the overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (Volume 1,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Arizona State Ecomonic Opportunity Office, Phoenix. – 1970
Presented is the 4th annual report of the Arizona State Economic Opportunity Office. The purpose of the report is to provide interested agencies, public officials, and the general public an overview of Office of Economic Opportunity programs operating in the State of Arizona. The report gives brief descriptions and purposes of the various…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcoholism, American Indians, Annual Reports
Hadland, Jeff; Landry, Gerald – 2002
The performance of Alaska's State Training and Employment Program (STEP) in fiscal 2000 was evaluated by matching the records of participants of the following STEP subprograms with Alaska and Washington state unemployment insurance (UI) wage records and federal military and federal civilian payroll records. Data were collected for participants of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Definitions, Demand Occupations, Dislocated Workers
