The outgrowth of a conference sponsored by the Upjohn Institute in Washington, D.C., in June 2007.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction and overview / Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman -- Are skills the problem?: reforming the education and training system in the United States / Robert I. Lerman -- Revising employers' role in sponsoring and financing health insurance and medical care / Katherine Swartz -- Trade and immigration: implications for the U.S. labor market / Lori G. Kletzer -- Removing barriers to work for older Americans / Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman -- Improving job quality: policies aimed at the demand side of the low-wage labor market / Paul Osterman -- Boosting the earnings and employment of low-skilled workers in the United States: making work pay and removing barriers to employment and social mobility / Steven Raphael.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this book, leading policy analysts examine the challenges facing U.S. labor market policy and propose solid steps to make American workers and employers more competitive in a global economy.
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Title
Future of good jobs?.
International Standard Book Number
0880993316
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Industrial management-- United States, Congresses.
Labor market-- United States, Congresses.
Labor supply-- United States, Congresses.
Manpower policy-- United States, Congresses.
Occupational training-- United States, Congresses.