Public Works Employment Act of 1978
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Public_Works_Employment_Act_of_1982
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
New_Deal_policies
|
| gptkbp:duration |
temporary employment
|
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
Keynesian economics
|
| gptkbp:economy |
high inflation
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Job Training Partnership Act |
| gptkbp:evaluates |
mixed results
qualitative analysis 1978-1980 data availability impact assessment employment statistics job retention rates improve program efficiency job placement rates short-term employment boost temporary job placements |
| gptkbp:financialPerformance |
state and local governments
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| gptkbp:focusArea |
public infrastructure
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| gptkbp:funding |
federal government
federal grants $4 billion project-based funding |
| gptkbp:goal |
reduce unemployment
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1970s economic challenges
post-World_War_II_economic_policies |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
response to economic recession
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Public Works Employment Act of 1978
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| gptkbp:impact |
community development
job creation unemployed individuals |
| gptkbp:issuedBy |
Employment and Training Administration
|
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
job training programs
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future employment legislation
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
introduced in 1977
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
annual reports
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 long-term employment solutions |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Department_of_Labor
bureaucratic delays |
| gptkbp:policy |
shaped future labor policies
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
bipartisan support
|
| gptkbp:project |
nationwide
construction projects federal appropriations increased public facilities |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide employment through public works projects
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Public_Works_Employment_Act_of_1976
Community Development Block Grant unemployment rates |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
economic stimulus
|
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
|
| gptkbp:stakeholders |
local governments
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
varied by region
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
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| gptkbp:targets |
infrastructure
low-income workers economically distressed areas |
| gptkbp:trainingPrograms |
community engagement
public works program |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1978-06-30
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