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• Author: Gary Roberts
• DOI: 10.1177/0734371X0102100306
• Published date: 01 September 2001
• Date: 01 September 2001
• Subject Matter: Articles

REVIEWOFPUBLICPERSONNELADMINISTRATION / Fall 2001

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Bartik, Timothy, J. (2001). Jobs for the poor: Can labor demand policies help?

Kalamazoo, MI: Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 430 pp.,

$55.00 (cloth), $17.95 (paper).

Reviews 30 years of research on employment and training programs to

justify a labor demand approach for combating poverty and chronic unem-

ployment. Bartik proposes a system of public service jobs in conjunction

with wage subsidies and tax credits directed toward private and nonprofit

employers in areas of high unemployment. The predicted aggregate labor

market impact is a reduction in poverty rates for disadvantaged workers and

families.

Bekke, Hans, A.G.M., & van der Meer,Frits M. (Eds.). (2001). Civil service

systems in Western Europe. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 320 pp.,

$95.00 (hardback).

This edited volume presents a comparative analysis of the civil service

systems of nine European countries. The volume combines case study and

empirical research utilizing a neoinstitutional framework. Topics addressed

include the interface between civil service systems and their political and

social environments, representativeness, politicization, and public opinion.

Budetti, Peter P., Burkhauser, Richard V., Gregory, Janice M., & Hunt, H.

Allan. (2001). Ensuring health and income security for an aging workforce.

Kalamazoo, MI: Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 521 pp.,

$45.00 (cloth), $27.00 (paper).

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Review of Public Personnel Administration,Vol. 21, No. 3 Fall 2001 248-250

© 2001 Sage Publications

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