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Thinking For A Living - Education And The Wealth Of Nations (Paperback)
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Why should employers pay American workers much more to work far
fewer hours a year than the competition? They won't - unless
Americans know more and can do more than the workers with whom they
compete. Thinking for a living is the first book to address head-on
the issue of the appalling mismatch between what our economy needs
and what our educational institutions actually provide. A massive
imbalance between the resources available for the education of our
managerial, technical, and professional workers on the one hand,
and our line workers on the other, threatens our economic survival,
according to Marshall and Tucker. The book provides a blueprint for
the radical reconstruction of our schools, following much the same
principles that allowed some of America's leading industrial
organizations to rescue themselves from the brink of ruin by
greatly raising productivity without increasing costs. But
education, the authors point out, is far more than schooling. All
the major functions of our society must function as integrated
learning systems. This book spells out how families, communities,
and, most of all, businesses can contribute to the effectiveness of
our most valuable resource: people. The American educational system
is designed to meet the manpower needs of a bygone era. If America
is to survive in the infinitely more demanding economic environment
of the next century, we must maximize the skills of our work force.
Our economic policies will fail - and our standard of living will
fall - unless they are linked to an aggressive education policy
that results in unprecedented levels of performance.
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