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197 p. ; 24 cm.

Series

Current controversies series

Current controversies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch.1 Has the recession caused a jobs crisis in America?

Yes: The recession has caused a jobs crisis in America

The recession has caused the highest rate of unemployment since the great depression / Don Peck

The recession will result in several years of joblessness / Josh Bivens and Heidi Shierholz

The recession is destroying the American middle class / Judy Isikow

The recession is a catastrophe for African Americans / Arlene Holt Baker

No: The recession has not caused a jobs crisis in America

Corporate monopolies, not recessions, are to blame for the lack of jobs in America / Barry C. Lynn and Phillip Longman

Good job opportunities are available in some fields despite the recession / Service Employees International Union

America will face a jobs surplus in ten years / Barry Bluestone

Ch.2 Has the government's economic stimulus package helped to create jobs?

Yes: The government's economic stimulus package has helped to create jobs

The Obama administration claims that stimulus legislation has created or saved almost 2 million jobs / Alec MacGillis

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act saved Americans from a second great depression / Stephen Herzenberg

No: The government's economic stimulus package has not helped to create jobs

The number of jobs created by the stimulus bill is overstated

Government spending does not create jobs / Brian Riedl

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is not reaching workers of color / Jason Reece, Matt Martin, Christy Rogers and Stephen Menedian

Ch.3 Will green jobs solve America's job shortage?

Overview: Assessing the economic impact of gree jobs in difficult / Marc Gunther

Yes: Green jobs will solve America's job shortage

A green economy can create millions of good jobs / Apollo Alliance

Green jobs will offer hope to many unemployed Americans / Bracken Hendricks, Andrew Light, and Benjamin Goldstein

Clean energy jobs will provide a new source of economic growth / Heather Taylor

No: Green jobs will not solve America's job shortage

President Obama's green jobs plan will do more harm than good / Nick Loris

Green jobs are dependent on government spending and artificial markets / Max Schulz

Green jobs will ruin the American economy / Rich Trzupek

Ch.4 What should the United States do to create greater job growth?

Innovation, research, and education are the keys to job creation / Anthony Mason

Changes to U.S economic and tax policies would add millions of jobs / Ross DeVol and Perry Wong

Boosting entrepreneurship and small businesses is crucial to job creation / Mark Trumbull

An energy efficiency retrofit programs could add many construction jobs / Bracken Hendricks and Matt Golden

A long-term economic strategy is required to create good jobs / Bob Burnett

America needs to implement a robust and comprehensive jobs plan / Economic Policy Institute

Summary

Discuses current issues in the labor force in the United States, including whether or not there is a current job crisis, the government's role in causing and solving the crisis, and how to create greater job growth in the future.

40.00 SOC SCI (99-SSC-9)

Subject

Unemployment -- Social sciences -- United States.

Recessions -- United States.

Employment agencies -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Added Author

Miller, Debra A.