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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index. |
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About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Mobility and Economic Opportunity: The Role of Intermediaries; Chapter 2. The Old and New Economies: A Comparison of Milwaukee and Silicon Valley; Chapter 3. Meeting, Molding, and Making Markets: How Intermediaries Shape Labor Flows; Chapter 4. The Incidence and Use of Labor Market Intermediaries; Chapter 5. The Impact of Intermediaries on Job Outcomes; Chapter 6. The Role of Social Capital in Choosing Labor Market Intermediaries; Chapter 7. Conclusions and Implications for Future Research and Policy |
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Appendix. Data and MethodsNotes; References; Index |
| Summary |
"Staircases or Treadmills? is the first comprehensive study documenting the prevalence of all types of labor market intermediaries and investigating how these intermediaries affect workers' employment opportunities. Benner, Leete, and Pastor draw on years of research in two distinct regional labor markets "old economy" Milwaukee and "new economy" Silicon Valley - including a first-of-its-kind random survey of the prevalence and impacts of intermediaries, and a wide range of interviews with intermediary agencies' staff and clients." "A generation ago, rising living standards were broadly distributed and coupled with relatively secure employment. Today, many Americans fear that heightened job insecurity is overshadowing the benefits of dynamic economic growth. Staircases or Treadmills? is a guide to how private and public job-matching institutions can empower disadvantaged workers to share in economic progress."--Jacket |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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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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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Employment agencies.
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Employment agencies. |
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Labor market -- United States.
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Labor market. |
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United States. |
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Labor supply -- United States.
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Labor supply. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. |
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USA. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Leete, Laura, author.
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Pastor, Manuel, 1956- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Staircases or treadmills? New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2007] 9780871541697 (alk. paper) (DLC) 2006033288 |
| ISBN |
9780871541697 alkaline paper |
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0871541696 alkaline paper |
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9781610440431 ebook |
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1610440439 |
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