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    ‘Jobs for locals’ is poor economics and unlikely to work 

    Reserving jobs for locals is not going to work and may end up harming them if businesses decide to move out of the state. Instead, the state should do its utmost to equip its residents with the skills needed to get jobs anywhere in the country, or even abroad 

    Subir Roy
    February 11, 2022 / 11:15 IST
    ‘Jobs for locals’ is poor economics and unlikely to work 

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