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...

Introduction -- The change in work arrangements in Denmark and Germany -- Regulatory convergence? -- Nonstandard work in Italy and Spain -- Nonstandard work arrangements in France and the United States -- The growth of nonstandard employment in Japan and the United States -- Employment choices...