A future of good jobs? : America's challenge in the global economy

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Ch 1 - Introduction and Overview, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman -- Ch 2 - Are Skills the Problem? Reforming the Education and Training System in the United States, Robert I. Lerman -- Ch 3 - Revising Employers' Role in Sponsoring and Financing Health Insurance and Medical Care, Katherine Swartz -- Ch 4 - Trade and Immigration: Implications for the U.S. Labor Market, Lori G. Kletzer -- Ch 5 - Removing Barriers to Work for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman -- Ch 6 - Improving Job Quality: Policies Aimed at the Demand Side of the Low-Wage Labor Market, Paul Osterman -- Ch 7 - Boosting the Earnings and Employment of Low-Skilled Workers in the United States: Making Work Pay and Removing Barriers to Employment and Social Mobility, Steven Raphael -- The Authors -- Index -- About the Institute.