Publication Date

1-1-2004

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10.17848/9781417596317

Abstract

The studies presented here constitute a significant step towards a comprehensive assessment of the role that community organizations played in revamping the employment services industry. Most importantly, they show how a new style of labor market intermediary has evolved from focusing almost exclusively on the provision of employment services to job seekers to simultaneously addressing the needs of both job seekers and employers.

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9780880993173 (cloth) ; 9780880993166 (pbk.) ; 9781417596317 (ebook)

Subject Areas

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; Regional policy and planning; Regional collaboration

Communities and Workforce Development

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Meléndez, Edwin, ed. 2004. Communities and Workforce Development. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/9781417596317

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