Future of Good Jobs? : America's Challenge in the Global Economy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartik, Timothy J.

Contributor:

Houseman, Susan N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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.

Local Subjects:

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo : W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007.

Summary:

In this book, which was the outgrowth of a conference sponsored by the Upjohn Institute in Washington,D.C., in June 2007, leading policy analysts frame the major challenges facing U.S. labor policy: Improving the skills of American workers so that they can better compete in a global economy; Addressing the crisis in our system of employer-sponsored health insurance; Minimizing the effects of dislocation due to immigration and trade; Removing barriers to employment for older workers; Improving the quality of jobs for low-wage workers without harming the competitiveness of American companies; Addressing the serious employment barriers of the disadvantaged. Each chapter in this volume tackles one of these policy challenges, identifying the key problems,evaluating the effectiveness of current policy approaches, and offering innovative, forward-thinking, but pragmatic alternative policies. Collectively, the chapters in this volume offer a clear road map for future labor market policy.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Ch 1 - Introduction and Overview, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman; Ch 2 - Are Skills the Problem? Reforming the Education and Training System in the United States, Robert I. Lerman; Ch 3 - Revising Employers' Role in Sponsoring and Financing Health Insurance and Medical Care, Katherine Swartz; Ch 4 - Trade and Immigration: Implications for the U.S. Labor Market, Lori G. Kletzer; Ch 5 - Removing Barriers to Work for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

Ch 6 - Improving Job Quality: Policies Aimed at the Demand Side of the Low-Wage Labor Market, Paul OstermanCh 7 - 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; The Authors; Index; About the Institute

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4356-4103-5

OCLC:

923515839