| Description |
312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The education system should emphasize work skills / Ray Marshall & Marc Tucker -- The education system should not emphasize work skills / Peter Shaw -- A German-style apprenticeship program would be effective / Wilfried Prewo -- A German-style apprenticeship program may not be effective / Kenneth A. Couch -- Training programs will benefit U.S. workers / Robert B. Reich -- Training programs may not benefit U.S. workers / John B. Judis -- Government intervention causes unemployment / Lowell Gallaway & Richard Vedder -- Government intervention can foster full employment / Wallace C. Peterson -- Government regulations have created a contingent workforce / William Tucker -- Government regulations are needed to protect the contingent workforce / Chuck Williams -- Increasing the minimum wage reduces employment / Stephen Chapman & Doug Bandow -- Increasing the minimum wage does not reduce employment / Alan B. Krueger -- The influence of labor unions is declining / Richard Edwards -- The influence of labor unions may be increasing / John B. Judis -- Unions are still necessary / Kevin Clarke -- Unions are outdated / Leo Troy -- Labor-management partnerships are beneficial / Barry Bluestone & Irving Bluestone -- Labor-management partnerships are harmful / Mike Parker & Jane Slaughter -- Business should not be allowed to permanently replace striking workers / Robert B. Reich -- Business must be allowed to permanently replace striking workers / David Warner -- Affirmative action promotes equality / Gertrude Ezorsky -- Affirmative action does not promote equality / Herman Belz -- Comparable worth policies can be effective / Elaine Sorensen -- Comparable worth polices are ineffective / Steven E. Rhoads -- Diversity management is beneficial / Ann M. Morrison -- Diversity management is counterproductive / Frederick R. Lynch -- Apprenticeships would increase opportunities for youth / Edward E. Barr -- Apprenticeships would reduce opportunities for youth / Harvey Kantor -- Welfare reform should require recipients to work / Donna E. Shalala -- Welfare reform should not stress work / Neil Gilbert -- Business supports work-family programs / John L. Adams -- Business does not adequately support work-family programs / Jaclyn Fierman -- Working mothers benefit families / The Myers family, interviewed by Judith Valente -- Stay-at-home mothers benefit families / Elena Neuman. |
| Subject |
Work -- Social aspects.
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Work -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Labor market -- United States.
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Hard-core unemployed -- United States.
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Public welfare -- United States.
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Work.
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Labor.
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Public welfare.
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| Added Author |
Barbour, Scott, 1963-
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Swisher, Karin, 1966-
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Cozic, Charles P., 1957-
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| ISBN |
1565102193 alkaline paper |
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1565102185 paperback alkaline paper |
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