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UNINA9910792698403321 |
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Titolo |
Workforce intermediaries for the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert P. Giloth |
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Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-65825-5 |
9786612658259 |
1-4399-0386-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hard-core unemployed - Services for - United States |
Welfare recipients - Employment - Government policy - United States |
Occupational training - Government policy - United States |
Employment agencies - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Published in association with the American Assembly, Columbia University." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword / David H. Mortimer; I. Introduction; II. Who Are Workforce Intermediaries and What Do They Do?; III. Economic and Policy Rationales for Workforce Intermediaries; IV. Customer Voices; V. Building Workforce Intermediaries; VI. Conclusion; Appendix; About the Contributors; Acknowledgments; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Confronted with businesses facing a long-term shortage of skilled workers and evaluations showing that job training for the poor over the past 25 years had produced only meager results, a number of groups throughout the country have sought to find a more effective approach. The efforts of these partnerships, which editor Robert Giloth calls ""workforce intermediaries,"" are characterized by a focus on improving business productivity and helping low-income individuals not just find a job, but advance over time to jobs that enable them to support themselves and their families. This book takes st |
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