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1 online resource (ix, 304 pages) |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Vernon Briggs : real-world labor economist / William P. Curington -- The human resources economics of Vernon Briggs / Charles J. Whalen -- Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market / Philip L. Martin -- Assessing the Briggs approach to political refugee policy / Larry Nackerud -- Training and immigration in the real world / Ernesto Cortés Jr. -- Immigration policy and economic development / James T. Peach -- Employment and wage prospects of black, white, and Hispanic women / Marta Tienda, V. Joseph Hotz, Avner Ahituv, and Michelle Bellessa Frost -- The misdirected debate over the economics of disabilities accommodation / Seth D. Harris -- Learning systems for a globalized economy : do Americans face tough choices or tough times? / Ray Marshall -- Sectoral approaches to workforce development : toward an effective U.S. labor-market policy / Robert W. Glover and Christopher T. King |
| Summary |
Festschrift honouring Vernon Briggs, human resource economist. Focuses on the causes of structural unemployment and inequality in US labour markets, issues of immigration policy, and the economics of disability. Appends a bibliography of his publications |
| 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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| SUBJECT |
Briggs, Vernon M. nli |
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Labor economics.
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Manpower policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Labor economics
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Manpower policy
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Humanvermögen
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Arbeitsmarkt
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Arbeitsmarktpolitik
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labour market.
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labour policy.
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labour economics.
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immigration.
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migration policy.
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ethnic group.
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workers with disabilities.
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working conditions.
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Labor economics.
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Manpower policy.
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marché du travail.
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politique du travail.
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économie du travail.
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immigration.
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politique migratoire.
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groupe ethnique.
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travailleur handicapé
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conditions de travail.
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mercado de trabajo.
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política laboral.
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economía de trabajo.
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inmigración.
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política migratoria.
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grupo étnico.
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trabajador con discapacidad.
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condiciones de trabajo.
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USA.
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Etats-Unis.
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Estados Unidos.
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften
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Festschriften.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Briggs, Vernon M., honouree.
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Whalen, Charles J., 1960- editor
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| LC no. |
2009041858 |
| ISBN |
9781441635983 |
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144163598X |
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9780880994453 |
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0880994452 |
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