PAST EVENT
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
PAST EVENT
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
BOOK
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
BOOK
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
BOOK
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
BOOK
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