| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Maude Toussaint-Comeau and Bruce Meyer -- Bringing together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss strategies for improving economic mobility / Maude Toussaint-Comeau -- Past trends and projections in wages, work, and occupations in the United States / David Autor -- The earned income tax credit, welfare reform, and the employment of low-skilled single mothers / Hilary Hoynes -- Reflections on economic mobility and policy / Bruce D. Meyer -- Helping low-wage workers persist in education programs : lessons from research on welfare training programs and two promising community college strategies / Lashawn Richburg-Hayes -- Financial aid and older workers : supporting the nontraditional student / Bridget Terry Long -- Can residential mobility programs improve human capital? Comparing social mechanisms in two different programs / James Rosenbaum -- What might improve the employment and advancement prospects of the poor? / Harry J. Holzer -- What we know about the impacts of workforce investment programs / Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith -- Correctional programs in the age of mass incarceration : what do we know about "what works" / John H. Tyler and Jillian Berk -- Comparing apples to oranges when evaluating community-based programs and services / Robert LaLonde |
| Summary |
The contributors to this book provide a provocative assessment of the effectiveness of various policies and practices designed to help disadvantaged segments of our population overcome the obstacles in their path to upward economic mobility |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Migration, Internal -- United States.
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Occupational retraining -- United States
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Housing subsidies -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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Housing subsidies
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Migration, Internal
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Occupational retraining
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promotion of employment.
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labour mobility.
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low wages.
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labour policy.
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one parent family.
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older workers.
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social security.
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human capital.
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training policy.
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promotion de l'emploi.
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mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre.
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bas salaire.
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politique du travail.
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famille monoparentale.
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travailleur âgé
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sécurité sociale.
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capital humain.
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politique de formation.
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fomento del empleo.
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movilidad de la mano de obra.
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salario bajo.
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política laboral.
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hogar con un solo progenitor.
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trabajador de edad avanzada.
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seguridad social.
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capital humano.
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política de formación.
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United States
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USA.
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Etats-Unis.
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Estados Unidos.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Toussaint-Comeau, Maude.
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Meyer, Bruce D.
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| ISBN |
9781441631992 |
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1441631992 |
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9780880994460 |
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0880994460 |
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