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    Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity And Performance
    Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity And Performance
    Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity And Performance
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    Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity And Performance

    By Robert Giloth

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    If 88% of Americans believe that education and training resources should be available to the jobless and more than two-thirds of employers have identified workforce and skills shortages as top priorities, why aren't we, as a society, able to provide that training in such a way that it leads to long-term economic security? This book looks at the politics of local and regional workforce development: the ways politicians and others concerned with the workforce systems have helped or hindered that process. Contributors examine the current systems that are in place in these cities and the potential for systemic reform through case studies of Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Seattle.Published in association with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTemple University Press
    Release dateJun 25, 2010
    ISBN9781439904589
    Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity And Performance
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    Robert Giloth

    Robert Giloth is vice president, Center for Family Economic Success, at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland, and has written widely about community economic development. Colin Austin directs workforce development programs at MDC, Inc., in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he designs and manages projects related to career advancement for low-wage workers.

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