Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128

Author: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2016-11-17

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780160934810

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This printed volume is a 2016 reprint of the 2013 Public Law originally published within the 113th Congress. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act was created to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national economic growth, and for other purposes. WIOA is a landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. Audience: Students, Educators, Employers, and Employees would be interested in the amendments made to this act. Related products: United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) 2016 is available for pre-order here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-070-07704-2 United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions 2012 (Plum Book) --Limited Supply-- Overstock Reduced list price while supplies last--( no further discount for this overstock product)- available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-070-07648-8 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-312 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/069-000-00198-0 Here Today, Jobs of Tomorrow: Opportunities in Information Technology is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/029-001-03313-3

Indonesia
Indonesia

Author: Edimon Ginting

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9292610791

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The book focuses on Indonesia's most pressing labor market challenges and associated policy options to achieve higher and more inclusive economic growth. The challenges consist of creating jobs for and the skills in a youthful and increasingly better educated workforce, and raising the productivity of less-educated workers to meet the demands of the digital age. The book deals with a range of interrelated topics---the changing supply and demand for labor in relation to the shift of workers out of agriculture; urbanization and the growth of megacities; raising the quality of schooling for new jobs in the digital economy; and labor market policies to improve both labor standards and productivity.

The Economy of Puerto Rico
The Economy of Puerto Rico

Author: Barry Bosworth

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 9780815715535

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In this innovative new book, economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the islands economic development. To frame the current situation, the contributors begin by assessing Puerto Ricos past experience with various growth policies.

Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation
Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation

Author: Department of Economic & Social Affairs

Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 9789211045871

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This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual Ministerial Review, "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development."--P. 4 of cover.

State of Implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
State of Implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption

Author: United Nations

Publisher: UN

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9789211303483

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This second edition of State of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption: Criminalization, Law Enforcement and International Cooperation, which was launched during the 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties (Vienna, 6-10 November 2017).The study is based on the findings and results emanating from the first cycle reviews of the implementation of the Convention by 156 States parties (2010-2015). It contains a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of chapters III (Criminalization and law enforcement) and IV (International cooperation) of the Convention. More specifically, the study: (a) identifies and describes trends and patterns in the implementation of the above-mentioned chapters, focusing on systematic or, where possible, regional commonalities and variations; (b) highlights successes and good practices on the one hand, and challenges in implementation on the other; (c) provides an overview of the emerging understanding of the Convention and differences in the reviews, where they have been encountered.