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The Job Training Charade
by Gordon Lafer
from Cornell University Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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David vs. Goliath
Gordon Lafer shows us clearly the etiology of the federally-funded job training programs such as JTPA and today WIA. He shows us clearly why these programs are political responses and not actually based in "the truth" of unemployment at all. There are too few jobs available to help poor people with a band-aid approach. Although he does not come out and say it, Lafer's implication is that the CETA program, public funding of jobs, was more to the point for poor people. The government then acts as the employer... more info
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This is an outstanding book
Lafer's analysis is first rate. All the numbers are there, but what makes this book exceptional is the clear and accessible writing Lafer uses to present the material. Anyone who wants to know the politics and the economics behind job training efforts in the United States will LOVE this book. For anyone interested in the ever growing influence of corporate America into matters of national economic and educational policy, Lafer's _The Job Training Charade_ is essential reading.
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Perfect analysis of why people hire workers
You need to read this book.
It shows clearly the motivations employers
use to make hiring decisions.Dr. Lafer shows the true reasons hire/not hire
decisions are made.
It fits perfectly with an economic model: cost.
He shows, through government statistics and interviews
with employers, the true motivations for hiring.
It's all about cost (obviously).
But i'm not summarizing! The book gives a much
better description of this huge trend, affecting
each of our lives.
It... more info
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