| Description |
viii, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 78, no. 4
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Employment growth in America / Christopher H. Wheeler -- 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. |
| Subject |
Labor market -- United States.
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Manpower policy -- United States.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Ramm, David.
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| ISBN |
082421062X (alk. paper) |
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9780824210625 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9708242106207 (pbk.) |
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IG# 082421062X |
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