The paper explores the efficacy of public agencies using their contracting relationships with private firms to affect training outcomes in the construction industry. It develops a theoretical perspective on this issue by extending a framework that was originally developed by Hart, Schleifer and...

<DIV><P>Five years into capitalism's deepest crisis, which has led to cuts and economic pain across the world, <I>Against Austerity</I> addresses a puzzling aspect of the current conjuncture: why are the rich <I>still</I> getting away with it? Why is protest so ephemeral? Why does the left appear to be marginal to...</i></i></p></div>