Working in the 21st Century - Policies for Economic Growth Through Training, Opportunity and Education

Analyzes the current labour market in the US and concludes that social policy must change to cope with the realities of the new economy. "More and better jobs" is the underlying theme of this text. It presents an agenda of lifelong learning and recommends specific government educational policies.

List of contents

Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Stagnation for Most, Decline for Many 3. Getting Into This Mess 4. Getting Out of This Mess: Invest and Reinvent 5. A Life Cycle of Learning: The School Years 6. A Life Cycle of Leaming: After High School 7. Policies to Improve Workplaces 8. Reinventing Workplace Regulation 9. Ending Public Housing as We Know It 10. Gilding the Ghetto, Not! 11. Reinventing Disability Policy 12. Politics 13. Lessons Leamed

About the author

David I. Levine

Summary

Analyzes the current labour market in the US and concludes that social policy must change to cope with the realities of the new economy. "More and better jobs" is the underlying theme of this text. It presents an agenda of lifelong learning and recommends specific government educational policies.

Product details

• Authors: David I Levine, David I. Levine, Levine David I.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.1998
• EAN: 9780765603036
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0303-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; USA, EDUCATION / General, Education, Business and Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Business & management, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, United States of America, USA, Sociology: work & labour, Central / national / federal government policies, Sociology: work and labour, Central government policies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General