Moving Up in the New Economy: Career Ladders for U.S. Workers (A Century Foundation Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006J3Z8WW |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is not enough to simply provide more employee training; the nature of labor demand needs to be addressed. Newman, Forbes '41 Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and author of Chutes and Ladders: Navigating the Low Wage Labor Market"The growth of low-wage employment, in services and in manufacturing, is a central challenge facing labor-market policy. "This excellent volume highlights the challenges and the struggles of millions of families across America today. In this important book, we learn that innovative pra
She is coauthor of Economic Revitalization: Cases and Strategies for City and Suburb. Joan Fitzgerald is Associate Professor and Director of the Law, Policy, and Society Program at Northeastern University.
Don't whine--do something! I think Joan Fitzgerald's book is great and particularly timely. The headlines are legitimately full of the disasters in our economy linked to the new pressures of global competition. Rather than complain or oppose (certainly required--but alone--insufficient), Joan patiently and thoroughly describes the details of an approach that must be the foundation for US education policy at the federal, state and local level. It's a work in progress and Joan provides gr
Career-ladder programs could provide opportunities for upward mobility and also stave off impending national shortages of skilled workers. Many Americans today have a lower standard of living as adults than they had in their parents’ homes as children. For example, nurses’ aides can become licensed practical nurses, administrative assistants can become information technology workers, and bank tellers can become loan officers. This book is about restoring the upward mobility of U.S. "The United States used to be a country where ordinary people could expect to improve their economic condition as they moved through life. Specifically, it addresses the workforce-development strategy of creating not just jobs, but career ladders."—from Moving Up in the New Economy Career-ladder strategies create opportunities for low-wage workers to learn new skills and advance through a progression of higher-skilled and better-paid jobs. But there are a variety of obstacles that must be faced candidly if career-ladder programs are to succeed. In Moving Up in the New Economy, Joan Fitzgerald explores specific programs in different sectors of the economy—health care, child care, education, manufacturing, and biotechnology—to offer a comprehensive analysis of this innovative approach to job training. For millions of us, this is no longer the case. Addressing the successes achi