Jobs & economic development : strategies and practice

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Jobs & economic development : strategies and practice

Robert P. Giloth, editor

Sage Publications, c1998

  • : pbk. : acid-free paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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"Job-centered economic development" integrates approaches from the fields of economic development, employment training, social services, and community development, making access to good jobs a primary outcome. Its strategies focus on connecting disadvantaged adults and youth to family-supporting jobs in their neighborhoods, cities, and regional economies, and ensuring that those jobs are sustainable, providing the basis for long-term careers. Workable policies and practices for job-centered economic development are vitally important to agencies responsible for implementing welfare reform and workforce policy reform. It is a key element of the emerging "new federalism" in U.S. government, and therefore a development strategy critical to the future success of state and local governments. The collection of perspectives in Jobs and Economic Development combines an understanding of today's labor market with evaluations of current approaches to poverty alleviation. Case studies of successful jobs projects illustrate the ingredients needed for effective programs while also identifying the key factors related to program replication and bringing workforce innovations to scale. Finally, the book explores and documents the role of community organizing to bring about effective workforce development, the challenges for evaluators as they seek to understand the impact of these jobs projects, and how the politics of jobs plays out at the local and state levels.

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PART ONE: BACKGROUND Forward - Norman B Rice Jobs - The Real Goal Jobs and Economic Development - Robert P Giloth Labor Market Restructuring and Workforce Development - Bennett Harrison and Marcus Weiss The Changing Dynamics of Earnings, Job Security, and Training Opportunities in the United States Why Local Economic Development and Employment Training Fail for Low-Income Communities - Elizabeth J Mueller and Alex Schwartz Networks, Sectors and Workforce Learning - Laura Dresser and Joel Rogers PART TWO: TECHNIQUES Regional Economic Analysis To Support Job Development Strategies - Brian Bosworth Labor Market Profiling - Peggy Clark and Amy J Kays Case Studies of Information-Gathering Techniques for Employment Projects PART THREE: EXAMPLES Start-Ups and Replication - Steven L Dawson Ready for Work - Lorenzo D Harrison The Story of STRIVE New Careers Revisited - Janice M Nittoli and Robert P Giloth Paraprofessional Job Creation for Low-Income Communities PART FOUR: ISSUES Community Analysis and Organizing for Jobs - Thomas R Dewar The Politics of Jobs in Maine - Pierre Clavel and Karen Westmont Changing the Constraints - Brenda A Lautsch and Paul Osterman A Successful Employment Training Strategy Prospects for Job-Centered Economic Development - Robert P Giloth

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