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New rules for a new economy : employment and opportunity in postindustrial America

Title
New rules for a new economy : employment and opportunity in postindustrial America / Stephen A. Herzenberg, John A. Alic, & Howard Wial.
Author
Herzenberg, Stephen.
Publication
Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 1998.

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  • Alic, John A.
  • Wial, Howard.
Description
xiii, 216 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • The authors call for new, decentralized institutions suited to a dynamic economy in which change is constant and rapid. In particular, they see a need for job ladders and worker associations that cut across firm boundaries. These institutions would foster individual and collective learning, mark out career paths, and facilitate coordination among both individuals and organizations in a networked economy.
  • The authors propose new rules to reshape labor market institutions and policy, improving economic performance and opportunities for workers. Unusual in providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective that is grounded in detailed case research, this book points the way to a better future, not just for elite knowledge workers but for everyone.
Subject
  • Employment forecasting > United States
  • Labor market > United States
  • Service industries workers > Forecasting. > United States
  • Manufacturing industries > Forecasting. > United States
Note
  • "A Twentieth Century Fund book."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-207) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Recreating the Prosperity of the Past in the Economy of the Future -- Ch. 2. The Service Economy and the Service Worker -- Ch. 3. Work Systems -- Ch. 4. The Dynamics of Change in Work Systems -- Ch. 5. Reorganizing Work: Using Knowledge and Skill to Improve Economic Performance -- Ch. 6. Business Organization -- Ch. 7. Creating Multiemployer Institutions: Career Paths and Performance Improvement -- Ch. 8. A New Deal for a New Economy.
ISBN
0801435242 (alk. paper)
LCCN
98018220
OCLC
ocm38948287
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries