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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote extensively on economic matters, especially unemployment policy. King supported a federal job guarantee for anyone ready and willing to work. He believed it would provide employment and income security, as well as increased public and community services. Dr. King's writings on employment are reviewed and discussed. His policy proposals are just as relevant today as they were when they were first put forward some forty years ago.
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Forstater, M. “Jobs for all”: Another dream of the rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. FSSE 31, 45–53 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02779059
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