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2. Keeping America in Business: Advancing Workers, Businesses and Economic Growth
- Publication Date:
- 02-2003
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- American Assembly at Columbia University
- Abstract:
- At the close of their discussions, the participants in the 102nd American ;Assembly on “Achieving Worker Success and Business Prosperity: The New Role for Workforce Intermediaries,” at Arden House, Harriman, New York, February 6-9, 2003 reviewed as a group the following statement. The statement represents general agreement; however, no one was asked to sign it. Furthermore, it should be understood that not everyone agreed with all of it.
- Topic:
- Economics, Education, and Government
- Political Geography:
- United States, New York, and America
3. Workforce Intermediaries for the Twenty-first Century
- Author:
- Robert Giloth
- Publication Date:
- 11-2003
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- American Assembly at Columbia University
- Abstract:
- Confronted with businesses facing a long-term shortage of skilled workers and evaluations showing that job training for the poor over the past 25 years had produced only meager results, a number of groups throughout the country have sought to find a more effective approach. The efforts of these partnerships, which editor Robert Giloth calls 'workforce intermediaries', are characterized by a focus on improving business productivity and helping low-income individuals not just find a job, but advance over time to jobs that enable them to support themselves and their families. This book takes stock of the world of workforce intermediaries: entrepreneurial partnerships that include businesses, unions, community colleges, and community organizations. Noted scholars and policy makers examine the development and effectiveness of these intermediaries, and a concluding chapter discusses how to provide a more coherent approach to increasing the viability and capacity of these important institutions.
- Topic:
- Economics, Education, Human Welfare, International Trade and Finance, and Labor Issues
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. Art, Technology and Intellectual Property
- Publication Date:
- 02-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- American Assembly at Columbia University
- Abstract:
- At the close of their discussions, the participants in the 100th American Assembly on "Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property," at Arden House, Harriman, New York, February 7-10, 2002, reviewed as a group the following statement. While the statement represents general agreement, no one was asked to sign it. Furthermore, it should be understood that not everyone agreed with all of it, and some vigorously disagreed with some of it.
- Topic:
- Economics, Education, and Science and Technology
- Political Geography:
- United States, New York, and America