Dossier on job quality and socio-productive structure #7

National University of Tres de Febrero – UOCRA Foundation
FUOCRA-UNIPE-CLACSO Special Group “Education and Work: Trade Union and Academic Perspectives for Inclusive Development”
2019

The National University of Tres de Febrero , together with the UOCRA Foundation , prepared a report on job quality and the socio-productive structure. This initial analysis was presented to create a space for study and debate to evaluate different labor market indicators.

During the editing process of this issue, the primary, open, simultaneous, and mandatory elections (PASO) took place, and as such, they constituted an event that has compelled us to offer some reflections. To paraphrase a campaign slogan...
Echoing the sentiments of former US President Bill Clinton and echoing the views of some heterodox economists, we could say: “It’s the real economy, stupid.” Beyond the bluntness of the phrase, it serves to illustrate the election results as a clear warning about structural problems that, in the current climate, are having a severe and negative impact on the daily lives of millions of workers.

On this occasion we want to delve into the effects of this “structural gap” which, unlike many market “martingales”, has a dramatic impact on the lives of many Argentinians and is, in turn, the cause of the endless financial problems.
Furthermore, we want to raise the idea that without a systemic perspective, we don't see many possibilities for implementing an effective policy for these problems.
We hope that these discussions will encourage us to find common ground for a deeper debate in search of a more balanced but also much fairer future for the country.

Diego Masello
UNTREF
Guillermo Zuccotti
UOCRA Foundation

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