Search

Discusses the economic conditions in Maine. Implications of ranking the states by cost of living by economists Gar Alperowitz and Jeff Faux; Reasons cited for usefulness of poor immigrants to the state's economy; Encouragement of national companies to open plants in the state by the government of Maine; Information on employment opportunities in the state; Factors which boost the economy of the state.

Comments on the dismissal of California's director of employment development James Lorenz by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr, also known as Jerry Brown. Appointment of Lorenz by Brown in January 1975; Formation of the California Rural Legal Assistance group by Lorenz; Assignment given by Brown to Lorenz as the head of the employment development department; Officials selected by Brown for top positions in the state resources agency; Other people appointed by Brown.

Presents information on the federal system in the U.S. Discussion on the relationship between 51 independent court systems; Opinion that enhancing federalism is a sensible way to reduce the cost of government; Report on one of the most favorable tax systems in the entire U.S.; Growth in government employment.

Focuses on the impact of economist John Maynard Keynes's writings on the economic policy in postwar decades. Success of Keynesian ascendancy after the War; Dismissal of the threat of inflation by the liberal Keynesians; Failure of Keynesians to detect that new problems would emerge from the conjunction of full employment with the increasing concentration of economic power on both sides of industry; Conflict between supporters of Keynes' economics and those of monetarism.

Presents an update on the U.S. economy and politics as of December 1977. Information on the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1977; Ridicule of the act by Richard Nixon's former economic advisor, Herbert Stein; Information that the bill requires the President to file an economic report each year with Congress; Issue on the time limit for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; Plan of the Carter administration to help the U.S. steel companies by raising barriers against cheap steel imports.

The article examines the career of British editorialist Martin Wolf. Serving as chief economics columnist for the “Financial Times,” Wolf rose to this position by submitting letters to the publication that addressed numerous political topics. The author urges that he is perhaps the most widely trusted expert on the economic crisis. University of Chicago economist Raghuram Rajan provides quotes.

Discusses the actions taken by U.S. presidential candidate George Bush after his victory over Michael Dukakis. Pursuit of Bush to hold the support of the conservative movement; Deputation of Dough Wead, Bush's full-time envoy to right-wing groups, to the meeting in Atlanta, Georgia of the Council for National Policy; View of the author on the conservatism of Bush and his political party; Prospect of the Heritage Foundation's job placement program to succeed.

Focuses on the political career of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Information that Dukakis has blossomed into a national figure renowned for a welfare program called Employment & Training Choices, that puts the unemployed in jobs and a tax enforcement effort that produces unforeseen revenues; Revenue generated by tax amnesty declared by him two years back.

Deals with the establishment of Strive, a welfare-to-work program that aims to help the poor in U.S. cities. Support given by the U.S. government to such programs; Factors that contributed to the program's success; Description of a typical class of the program.

Describes the author's experience working with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program in the U.S. Creation of consistent on-the-job drinking policies; Need for discipline among workers who commit sexual acts in front of supervisors; Implication of the failure of CETA on job programs.

Discusses the dispute resulting from the decision of members of the New York School District 26 in Queens not to accept federal money because they believed the conditions attached to it were demeaning. Demographic profile of district members; City of New York's use of its legal authority to overrule the district; Reason cited by Lee Goldman, former president of the District 26 school board, for refusing the federal grant; City's call for the school board to apply for 50 jobs for its students under the Youth Employment Demonstration Program Act, an emergency plan to give jobs to city dwellers.

Focuses on the racial discrimination in South Africa, with reference to the report of a government commission of inquiry into the country's Coloureds. Information on the background of Coloureds; Involvement of Coloureds in politics; Racial discrimination between Coloureds and blacks; Recommendation of the commission on the total repeal of all statutory bars on the employment of Coloureds.

Comments on issues associated with the favorable response of the U.S. government to affirmative action as applied to government contract policy. Controversy associated with a draft administration order repealing the key affirmative action rules for government contractors that leaked in August 1985; Provisions of the draft order; Potential implications of the draft order for the employment process in the U.S.

Comments on the bidding wars among various state governors in the United States to win a planned contract from General Motors Corp. to build a new car manufacturing and assembly complex. Offerings of free infrastructure, free land, subsidized worker training, tax-exempt financing and other tax breaks by states to the company; Disadvantages of such bidding competition on local economies; Statement that the project would greatly enhance the employment opportunity of the state in which it is set and also place it at the center of the map of American industrial renovation.

Comments on the deregulation of the labor market for teenagers in the U.S. in 1984. Key issues of interest; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications on the job market.

Highlights erroneous reports made by TV talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Efficiency of New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; Public and private sector employment in Kansas City, Kansas; Economic crisis under the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Assesses the capability of the U.S. government to create enough public jobs for welfare recipients as of March 1994. Estimate on the number of jobs needed for welfare recipients; Loopholes in the employment strategy developed by President Bill Clinton's task force; Efficiency of the public jobs program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Examines the impact of inflation on the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Reason behind the willingness of Carter to increase the deficit in 1977 and 1978; Types of employment projects discussed by the administration; Emphasis on federal welfare; Failure of Carter to deliver promises on national health insurance; Possibility that the new administration will clamp down on federal costs and launch a campaign to end fraud by doctors and patients.