Politics and Jobs : The Boundaries of Employment Policy in the United States /

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"Americans claim a strong attachment to the work ethic and regularly profess support for government policies to promote employment. Why, then, have employment policies gained only a tenuous foothold in the United States? To answer this question, Margaret Weir highlights two related elements: th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weir, Margaret, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1993 (1992)
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Public service employment.
Manpower policy.
Full employment policies.
Marche du travail > États-Unis.
Plein emploi > États-Unis.
Creation d'emplois > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Emploi > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Public service employment > United States.
Manpower policy > United States.
Full employment policies > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Innovations and Boundaries in American Policymaking. p. 3.
  • 2. Creating an American Keynesianism. p. 27.
  • 3. Race and Politics of Poverty. p. 62.
  • 4. Public Employment and the Politics of "Corruption". p. 99.
  • 5. Political Collapse of Full Employment. p. 130.
  • 6. Policy Boundaries and Political Possibilities. p. 163.
  • Notes. p. 181.
  • Index. p. 231.

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