Job Security in America: Lessons from Germany - Hardcover

Abraham, Katharine G.; Houseman, Susan N.

 
9780815700760: Job Security in America: Lessons from Germany

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The authors compare labor adjustment practices in the US, where existing policies arguably encourage layoffs, with those in Germany, a country with much stronger job protection for workers. From their assessment of the German experience, they recommend new public policies that promote alternatives to layoffs and help reduce unemployment. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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The focus of our book is the examination of how labor market institutions affect the way in which companies adjust labor to changing demand conditions.

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ISBN 10:  081570075X ISBN 13:  9780815700753
Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr, 1993
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