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PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioStrengthening One-Stop Career Centers

Friday, May 08, 2009
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

One-stop career centers help millions of unemployed and disadvantaged workers each year find new jobs and opportunities for advancement. Unfortunately, such centers are hampered by poor accountability and a lack of adequate funding. Brookings and the National Association of State Work Force Agencies host a discussion on a paper that proposes a new approach. Read More

U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Working Poor, Labor, Labor Markets

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioBuilding a Knowledge Society in the Arab World

Monday, June 16, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

On June 16, the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World released A New Millennium of Knowledge? The Arab Human Development Report on Building a Knowledge Society, Five Years On. Author Kristin Lord discussed her conclusions about what changed over the past five years—what successes Arab nations have achieved toward building a knowledge society, what efforts have failed and what work remains to be done. Read More

Islamic World, Development, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe 9/11 Commission's Human Capital Recommendations

Paul C. Light, September 14, 2004, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee (9/14/04) Read More

Defense, Homeland Security, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNext Steps in Human Capital Reform

Paul C. Light, June 04, 2003, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee (6/4/03) Read More

Governance, Bureaucracy, Executive Branch, Civil Society, Civil Service

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe Well-Being of Nations: The Role of Human and Social Capital

September 01, 2001

This report helps clarify the concepts of human and social capital and evaluates their impact on economic growth and well-being. Read More

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BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe New Relationship: Human Capital in the American Corporation

Margaret M. Blair and Thomas A. Kochan, January 06, 2000

The essays in this book examine the increasing importance of human and organizational capital in many firms, even as organizational forms appear to be changing in ways that reduce loyalty and encourage mobility on the part of employees. Read More

Competitiveness, Business, Human Capital

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioEmployees and Corporate Governance

Margaret M. Blair and Mark J. Roe, December 09, 1999

This volume turns the spotlight on the neglected role of employees by analyzing many of the formal and informal ways that employees are actually involved in the governance of corporations, in U.S. firms and in large corporations in Germany and Japan. Read More

Competitiveness, Business, Human Capital

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioEducation Policy Analysis 1997

December 01, 1997

Education Policy Analysis 1997 is the companion volume to the OECD's 1997 collection of international education indicators-- Education at a Glance-OECD Indicators. It aims to deepen the analysis of current policy issues and facilitate interpretation Read More

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In Brief

Brookings experts analyze reforms that can build the nation’s human capital and provide opportunities for all families and workers, shoring up entrepreneurship and public-private investment, especially in inner cities and core communities. Renewed attention to programs connecting young people to job training and the labor market are key to broad-based American prosperity.

Featured Experts

Alan Berube

Alan Berube

Senior Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

Alan Berube is a senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. A former policy advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department, he is an expert on metropolitan demographics, low-wage workers, and urban poverty.
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Paul C. Light

Paul C. Light

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Paul Light’s research areas include bureaucracy; civil service; Congress; entitlement programs; executive branch; government reform; nonprofit effectiveness; organizational change; and the political appointment process.
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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertRichard Joseph

Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.