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Furnishes basic intelligence on the job market that can be used in evaluating the adequacy of public policies, and where needed, undertaking new policy initiatives. Covers: the forces shaping the Amer. economy; scenarios for the year 2000; work and workers in the year 2000; and 6 challenges (stimulating world growth; improving productivity in service industries; improving the dynamism of an aging workforce; reconciling the needs of women, work, and families; integrating blacks and Hispanics fully into the workforce; and improving workers1 educ. and skills). 40 tables.
It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers and other key stakeholders. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the question of how think tanks have evolved and under what conditions they can and do have an impact continues to be ignored. Think tank directors often credit their institutes with influencing major policy debates and government legislation, and many journalists and scholars believe the explosion of think tanks since the latter part of the twentieth century is indicative of their growing importance in the policy-making process. Abelson goes beyond assumptions, highlighting both the visibility and relevance of public policy institutes in ...