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


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- Published:
- Feb 14, 1993
- Copyright:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 262
- Size:
- 6 x 9.25 in.
- 6 line illus., 11 tables
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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? To answer this question, Margaret Weir highlights two related elements: the power of ideas in policymaking and the politics of interest formation.