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We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the astronomical leverage at investment banks and their hedge fund and private equity clients virtually guarantees massive disruption in global markets. The crash, when it comes, will have no firebreaks. A quarter century of free-market zealotry that extolled asset stripping,...

Topics covered include theories and changes of labour markets, wage structures, job characteristics, skills and wages, pay flexibility.

From the author, an economist, this book is an examination of innovation and success, and where to find them in America. An unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth is under way in America, and it is likely to accelerate in the years to come. America's new economic map shows growing differences, not just between people but especially between communities. In this book, the author provides a fresh perspective on the tectonic shifts...

Analyses the rise of black unemployment since 1920 when Blacks came into the urban labour markets from Southern farms.

Analyzes the current labour market in the US and concludes that social policy must change to cope with the realities of the new economy. "More and better jobs" is the underlying theme of this text. It presents an agenda of lifelong learning and recommends specific government educational policies.