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Lillie, John; And Others – 1987
The moral and ethical values enunciated by America's leading religious organizations lay much of the groundwork for its major democratic institutions and establish the benchmarks by which U.S. employment conditions and policies should be measured. The public's perception of the economy's relative well-being is based on oversimplified statistical…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dislocated Workers, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
Haveman, Robert H., Ed.; Palmer, John L., Ed. – 1982
These nine papers are from a conference held at Brookings Institution on April 3-4, 1980, focusing on subsidizing private sector job creation for workers with structural employment problems. Chapter 1 summarizes the papers and conference proceedings. The remaining nine chapters are divided into three parts consisting of three papers each. Part 1…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Categorical Aid, Cost Effectiveness
Download full textOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1974
The examination of Irish manpower policy is largely devoted to a consideration of the strategy for economic development and permanent job creation--as well as to a study of various aspects of the procedures and administrative arrangements adopted to attain these objectives. Attention is drawn to the fundamental imbalances in the Irish…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Economic Development, Employment Level
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1978
This policy statement focuses on ways of overcoming unemployment and underemployment for groups (young, old, disadvantaged) that typically experience high or prolonged joblessness, and on increasing incentives for productive work. Recommendations resulting from the CED study focus on these areas: new and expanded use on a nationwide basis of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Business, Change Strategies
Mishel, Lawrence; Bernstein, Jared – 1995
Numerous sources of data about family incomes, taxes, wages, unemployment, wealth, and poverty were used to analyze the impact of the economy on living standards in the United States in 1994-1995. It was discovered that most individuals in the United States are worse off in the 1990s than they were at the end of the 1970s. Between 1979 and 1989,…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Comparative Analysis, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Meyer, David P. – 1985
The issue of underemployment (a condition characterized by inadequate hours, inadequate income, and/or inadequate use of skills) is explored in this monograph. The methodology and vocabulary of underemployment are first examined, including a definition synthesis of hours worked, skill utilization, and compensation. The second section provides…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Laborers, Automation, Career Development
