Workforce 2000, Silver Bullet or Dud?: Job Structure Changes and Economic Prospects for Black Males in the 1990s.

Mincy, Ronald B.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Workforce 2000, Silver Bullet or Dud?: Job Structure Changes and Economic Prospects for Black Males in the 1990s.

Mincy, Ronald B.

Challenge, v2 n1 p50-76 May 1991

Considers the report "Workforce 2000," a study supported by the U.S. Department of Labor, and assesses criticisms of the predictions it makes of a skills mismatch with no void for educated African-American males to fill. Implications of future labor supply and demand and potential interventions are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Market, Males, National Surveys, Public Policy, Racial Discrimination, Social Problems, Urban Areas, Vocational Education

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Language: English

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