Work : [electronic resource] opposing viewpoints / Scott Barbour, book editor, Karin L. Swisher, Charles P. Cozic, assistant editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The education system should emphasize work skills / Ray Marshall & Marc Tucker -- The education system should not emphasize work skills / Peter Shaw -- A German-style apprenticeship program would be effective / Wilfried Prewo -- A German-style apprenticeship program may not be effective / Kenneth A. Couch -- Training programs will benefit U.S. workers / Robert B. Reich -- Training programs may not benefit U.S. workers / John B. Judis -- Government intervention causes unemployment / Lowell Gallaway & Richard Vedder -- Government intervention can foster full employment / Wallace C. Peterson -- Government regulations have created a contingent workforce / William Tucker -- Government regulations are needed to protect the contingent workforce / Chuck Williams -- Increasing the minimum wage reduces employment / Stephen Chapman & Doug Bandow -- Increasing the minimum wage does not reduce employment / Alan B. Krueger -- The influence of labor unions is declining / Richard Edwards -- The influence of labor unions may be increasing / John B. Judis -- Unions are still necessary / Kevin Clarke -- Unions are outdated / Leo Troy -- Labor-management partnerships are beneficial / Barry Bluestone & Irving Bluestone -- Labor-management partnerships are harmful / Mike Parker & Jane Slaughter -- Business should not be allowed to permanently replace striking workers / Robert B. Reich -- Business must be allowed to permanently replace striking workers / David Warner -- Affirmative action promotes equality / Gertrude Ezorsky -- Affirmative action does not promote equality / Herman Belz -- Comparable worth policies can be effective / Elaine Sorensen -- Comparable worth polices are ineffective / Steven E. Rhoads -- Diversity management is beneficial / Ann M. Morrison -- Diversity management is counterproductive / Frederick R. Lynch -- Apprenticeships would increase opportunities for youth / Edward E. Barr -- Apprenticeships would reduce opportunities for youth / Harvey Kantor -- Welfare reform should require recipients to work / Donna E. Shalala -- Welfare reform should not stress work / Neil Gilbert -- Business supports work-family programs / John L. Adams -- Business does not adequately support work-family programs / Jaclyn Fierman -- Working mothers benefit families / The Myers family, interviewed by Judith Valente -- Stay-at-home mothers benefit families / Elena Neuman.