Low-wage workers in the new economy / edited by Richard Kazis and Marc S. Miller.

Other author Kazis, Richard, 1952-
Other author Miller, Marc S.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxiii, 383 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Opportunity and advancement for low-wage workers: new challenges, new solutions / by Richard Kazis -- Playing by the rules, but losing the game / by Gregory Acs, Katherin Ross Phillips, and Daniel Mckenzie -- Low earners / by Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose -- Employers in the low-wage/low-skill labor market / by Paul Osterman -- Staying on, moving up / by Anu Rangarajan -- Promoting access to better jobs / by Julie Strawn and Karin Martinson -- Sustained employment and earnings growth / by Charles Michalopoulos -- Achieving economic self-sufficiency through asset building / by Coleen Dailey and Ray Boshara -- Stepping up / by Carol Clymer, Brandon Roberts, and Julie Strawn -- Increasing economic security for low-wage women workers / by Vicky Lovell and Heidi Hartmann -- Career advancement prospects and strategies for low-wage minority workers / by Harry J. Holzer -- Latino low-wage workers / by Sonia M. Pérez and Cecilia Muñoz -- Increasing opportunities for living wage employment / by John Foster-Bey with Beata Bednarz -- Second chances in changing times / by W. Norton Grubb -- Opening college doors for disadvantaged hispanics / by Edwin Meléndez and Carlos Suárez -- Workplace education investments and strategies for lower-wage workers / by Amanda Ahlstrand, Max Armbruster, Laurie Bassi, Dan Mcmurrer, and Mark van Buren -- Union innovations / by Brian Turner.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001004515
ISBN0877667055 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD8072.5 .L68 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold