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Title:

Jobs in America / edited by David Ramm.

Publisher:

H.W. Wilson,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

viii, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Labor market--United States.
Manpower policy--United States.
Globalization--Economic aspects--United States.

Other Authors:

Ramm, David.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-175) and index.

Contents:

Appendix. Tomorrow's jobs. Patricia Kitchen -- How good are the new jobs? / Tim Kane -- As income gap widens, uncertainty spreads / Griff Witte -- Delusions of disparity / J.A. Foster-Bey -- The wage squeeze and higher health care costs / Sylvia Allegretto and Jared Bernstein -- Glass ceiling? : more like steel / Cheryl Hall -- The business case for diversity / Edith G. Orenstein -- Can better skills meet better jobs? / Steve Savner and Jared Bernstein -- Minimum wage or "living" wage? / Elaine McCrate -- Economic development 101 : the tax-break payoff / Paul Grimaldi -- Tax abatements not always good as gold / L.A. Lorek -- Fears for a program that lends just a little / Elizabeth Olson -- The road to riches? / Christopher Shea -- Closed-door policy / Douglas S. Massey -- North of the border / Paul Krugman -- Made in America / Sarah Childress -- Businesses push for high-skilled foreign workers / June Kronholz -- Savior or villain? / Timothy Aeppel -- Toward a progressive view of outsourcing / Doug Henwood -- A mixed result / Terry Kosdrosky -- Critics wary of benefits permatemps miss out on / Maria M. Perotin -- Temp-to-hire is becoming full-time practice at firms / John Zappe -- Heaven can wait / Paula Span -- Doing homework / Roger Fillion -- Firms go high-tech to screen applicants / Karen Dybis -- Yes, the boss is watching / Patricia Kitchen -- Appendix. Tomorrow's jobs.

Series:

The reference shelf ; v. 78, no. 4

ISBN:

9780824210625 (alk. paper)
082421062X (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006017187

EAN:

9708242106207

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