Politics and Jobs: The Boundaries of Employment Policy in the United States

by Margaret Weir (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $62.85

  Americans claim a strong attachment to the work ethic and regularly profess support for government policies to promote employment. Why, then, have employment policies gained only a tenuous foothold in the United States? This title highlights two related elements: the power of ideas in policymaking and the politics of interest formation.