The Education-jobs Gap: Underemployment Or Economic Democracy

by D.W. Livingstone

From the premise that half of the US workforce is under- employed, Livingstone (sociology, equity studies in education, U. of Toronto) makes the case that a work sector debunking the myth of the knowledge economy is the problematic side of the equation rather than education. His unconventional analysis is based on worker surveys, and interviews at college placement offices and food banks. Economic alternatives for overcoming the limits of human capital theory are weighed (e.g. stakeholder capitalism). Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997