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1046732
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b801102
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Green, Gary P.
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Workforce development networks in rural areas : : building the high road /\ Gary Paul Green.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (ix, 144 pages) :: illustrations
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1283220032
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: 1847204228
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: 9781283220033
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: 9781847204226
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1845428722
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9781845428723
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and index.
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| Contents
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COPYRIGHT; Contents; Figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development; 3. Employer training: individual investments in collective goods; 4. Community colleges in rural America: new roles and challenges; 5. Workforce development networks: the visible hand at work; 6. Shoot the alligators or drain the swamp: can grassroots efforts make a difference?; Appendix 1. A national survey of employers in nonmetropolitan areas; Appendix 2. A national survey of training institutions in nonmetropolitan America.
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Rural areas face numerous challenges in building a high-wage, high-skilled workforce. In response to these obstacles, many regions have established workforce development networks that provide stronger linkages between employers, schools, training institutions and community-based organizations. Gary Paul Green examines in this book how these networks are organized, why employers and training institutions participate in them and whether they are effective.
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Occupational training-- United States.
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Rural development-- United States.
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Social networks-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Labor.
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Occupational training.
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Rural development.
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Social networks.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.12/042
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HN90.C6G7245 2007eb
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