The job training charade

By G. Lafer. 2002

115 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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1. Ewart Keep
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3. John A. List
4. M. Tomlinson

Citations in the corpus

• The Economic and Distributional Implications of Current Policies on Higher Education (2004, background): “Jobs at the top end of the wage spec- (see Lafer (2002) for thoughts on the US situation), trum are growing and also at the bottom end, with the middle being 'hollowed out' as technical and craft employment in manufacturing declines as a V.”
• Voice without accountability: the changing relationship between employers, the state and education in England (2004, background): “Many might argue that ‘traits such as discipline, self-reliance loyalty, and punctuality are not “skills” that one either possesses or lacks; but are rather measures of commitment that one chooses to give or withhold based on the conditions of work offered’ (Lafer, 2002, p. 75).”