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The Challenge of Human Resources Development
Author(s) -
DUNLOP JOHN T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1992.tb00297.x
Subject(s) - retraining , workforce , human resources , ideology , workforce development , quality (philosophy) , business , economic growth , public relations , political science , labour economics , economics , management , international trade , politics , philosophy , epistemology , law
A productive workforce depends on a country's educational system, the quality of its health care, training and retraining opportunities, its family policy, its labor policies with or without unions, and the quality of public services. On all counts, a significant portion of the U.S. workforce is in serious trouble. Numerous community cases and experience abroad teach that ideological boundaries in the United States inhibit the formation of new partnerships, coalitions, and forums essential to the development of more productive human resources