H.W. Wilson Announces Jobs in
America
New Volume in The Reference Shelf Book Series
New York, New York, August 30, 2006
H.W. Wilson today announced
Jobs in America,
a new work in the company's popular Reference Shelf book series.
Jobs in America explores employment from political, social,
economic, demographic, technological, and global perspectives,
examining such topics as "American Workers and the Health of the
U.S. Economy," "The Role of Governments in the Job Market,"
"American Jobs and the Global Economy," and "The Working World in
Transition."
Modern work issues such as the minimum wage,
trends in economic well-being, outsourcing, NAFTA, immigration,
trends among retirees, telecommuting, employee monitoring, and more
are covered in 26 in-depth articles from leading periodicals. An
appendix, "Tomorrow's Jobs," looks at trends in the numbers of jobs
in major employment categories (courtesy of Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2006-07), and a bibliography of books, Web sites, and
abstracts of articles for further reading completes the volume.
Jobs in America is the fourth title of six
to be released in The Reference Shelf 2006 (Volume 78). Each book in
the Reference Shelf series offers extensive exploration of a current
topic of importance in modern society, in a compilation of notable
articles from respected publications, plus abstracts of 20 to 30
additional articles and a bibliography of other sources. Reference
Shelf volumes provide a well-rounded, unbiased overview for
researchers and general readers. Volume 78 includes Global
Climate Change (March 2006), New Media (April 2006),
U.S. National Debate Topic 2006-2007: National Service (August
2006), Jobs in America, and the upcoming volumes
Evolution, and Representative American Speeches 2005-2006.
Libraries that order the complete 6-volume set receive a substantial
discount.
Review copies of Reference Shelf volumes are
available for members of the press. More information about
Reference Shelf.
Jobs in America
September 2006 l 181 pages l ISBN 0-8242-1062-X l $50 ($55 outside
the U.S. & Canada)
Contact:
Roseward Sky
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2272
Email:
rsky@hwwilson.com
Eileen Sutter
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2312
Email:
esutter@hwwilson.com
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