Abstract: This article discusses some of the issues revolved around implementing the Job Guarantee approach at the local level. Specifically the article addresses the question: Who decides the design of the Job Guarantee program at the local level? And in concert with this first question comes: What are the types of jobs that are implemented at the local level? Here it is argued that these decisions should be made in a way that fosters economic democracy and promotes widespread public participation. Often this means elevating the interests of workers, and the potential JG workforce, alongside businesses and governments into the process of planning and designing JG programs.
Keywords: Job Guarantee; Regional economic development; Economic Democracy, Participatory Planning
JEL codes: E61, H40, H70
