A future of good jobs? : America's challenge in the global economy /

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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Other Authors: Bartik, Timothy J., Houseman, Susan N., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.