The essays in this volume, authored by close friends, associates and students, pay tribute to Sar Levitan and the enduring mark he left on the field of social policy. The book is loosely organized around the method of analysis taught and practiced by Levitan: identifying problems through the...

The authors review world experience with creating transitional jobs through public work relief, public service employment, and subsidized private employment. They argue that work relief is a critical component of any structural adjustment program, so long as the work relief projects are...