Sleight of hand: The political success and economic failure of job training policy in the United States

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 139-151

  Lafer, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Federal Government; Labour market; Policy; Training; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033454986     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729910279063     Document Type: Article

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