The Poor and the Access to Work: Between Public Action and Private Interest

ABSTRACT

Using sociodemographic data (PNAD and PED), the authors document that the working poor are the most likely to use the public intermediation system (Sine), characterized by its slow-ness and inefficiency. Can we expect that private intermediaries create the conditions for the economic inclusion of the poorest? Our findings stress the relevance of public intermediation policy as a key dimension for sustaining redistributive initiatives.

labor market; povertyy; Poverty; social policies; employment intermediaries