Reshaping the American Workforce in a Changing Economy

by Holzer, Harry; Nightingale, Demetra Smith,

• ISBN13: 9780877667353
• ISBN10: 0877667357
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-13
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Table of Contents

The Labor Market and Policy Contexts	p. 1
Is a Great Labor Shortage Coming? Replacement Demand in the Global Economy	p. 3
An Overview of U.S. Workforce Development Policy in 2005	p. 25
Schooling and Training for Youth and Young Adults	p. 39
Career-Focused Education and Training for Youth	p. 41
Higher Education Policies Generating the 21st Century Workforce	p. 91
Training for Adults	p. 117
Employment and Training Policies: New Directions for Less-Skilled Adults	p. 119
Overcoming Employment Barriers: Strategies to Help the "Hard to Employ"	p. 155
Other Policies to Increase the Supply of Skills	p. 181
Immigration Policy and Human Capital	p. 183
Policies to Promote Labor Force Participation of Older People	p. 201
Other Problems: Insuring against Risk/Balancing Work and Family	p. 237
Income Supports for Workers and Their Families: Earnings Supplements and Health Insurance	p. 239
Work-Family Policies	p. 273
About the Editors	p. 293
About the Contributors	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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