Tuesday, November 23, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 November 2004
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 November 2004
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 November 2004
Academic Research
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- ADB Institute Discussion Paper No.17
- Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia and Latin America: Is there a People's Republic of China Effect?
- Busakorn Chantasasawat
- K.C. Fung
- Hitomi Iizaka
- Alan Siu
- November 2004
- http://www.adbi.org/files/2004.11.dp17.fdi.prc.effect.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- ADBI Discussion Paper 15
- Great Expectations: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America [19 November 2004]
- http://www.adbi.org/discussion-paper/2004/11/19/817.microfinance.poverty.asia.latin/
- From the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) web site
- Slave Redemption When it Takes Time to Redeem Slaves
- by Carol Ann Rogers and Kenneth A. Swinnerton, October 2004,
- to be presented at Allied Social Sciences Association Meetings in January 2005.
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/oiea/SlaveRedemption.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- THE CHANGING NATURE OF CORPORATE GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING: THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION SHIFTS ON JOBS IN THE US, CHINA, AND AROUND THE GLOBE
- Submitted to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
- By Dr. Kate Bronfenbrenner
- Director of Labor Education Research
- Cornell University
- and
- Dr. Stephanie Luce
- Research Director and Assistant Professor
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- October 14, 2004
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/downloads/News/UsccCornell-umassReport.pdf
- [full-text, 95 pages]
- See press release at-
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/news.html
International
- UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- From Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa
- See Speeches and Documents at-
- http://www.uneca.org/chga/
- ECA Press Release No. 28/2004
- LABOUR SUPPLY THREATENED BY HIV/AIDS, MEETING TOLD
- http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2004_pressreleases/pressrelease2804.htm
- European Commission
- Social Dialogue Brochure
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/broc_soc-dial_2004_en.html
- Promoting Social Dialogue in an enlarged Europe (Manuscript completed in August 2004)
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/2004_1900_en.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- From the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Background paper on gender balance [16 November 2004]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04022a.html?p1=emcc_updates&p2=emcc%20updates
- From the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Business resilience - anticipation as the key to sustainable business success [12 November 2004]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04021a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- OECD Policy Brief:
- Economic Survey of the CZECH REPUBLIC, 2004 [22 November 2004]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/2/33923819.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- For more information, see
- Economic Survey of the Czech Republic - 2004
- http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33903667_1_1_1_1,00.html
- World Bank:
- Four Years  Intifada, Closures and Palestinian Economic Crisis: An Assessment [online 22 November 2004]
- World Bank, October 2004
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/wbgaza-4yrassessment.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- See also-
- POVERTY IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA AFTER THREE YEARS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/wbgaza-povertyaftereconcrisis.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Press Release-
- World Bank Report: Palestinian Economy Remains Stagnant After Four Years of Intifada [22 November 2004]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20285216~menuPK:34463~pagePK:64003015~piPK:64003012~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Older Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Well-Being [18 November 2004]
- http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/default.htm
- or
- http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/OA_2004.pdf
- [full-text, 160 pages]
- Press Release
- Federal Forum Reports Americans Aging Well, But Gaps Remain [18 November 2004]
- http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/pr2004.html
- or
- http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/Forum%202004%20Older%20Americans%20press%20release.pdf
- Census: Computer and Internet Use in the United States: September 2001 Detailed Tables ( PPL-175 ) [19 November 2004]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer/ppl-175.html
- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- Disability and Retirement: The Early Exit of Baby Boomers from the Labor Force [23 November 2004]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/60xx/doc6018/11-22-LaborForce.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- What Is Happening to Youth Employment Rates? [20 November 2004]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/60xx/doc6017/11-18-YouthEmployment.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- CRS (Congressional Research Service) Report for Congress
- Received through the CRS Web
- Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection
- November 12, 2004
- Paul W. Parfomak
- Specialist in Science and Technology
- Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32670.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- or
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/keyWorkplaceDocuments/CRS/CRSRL32670.pdf
- New York:
- NY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN OCTOBER BELOW NATIONAL RATE [18 November 2004]
- New York Gains over 10,000 Jobs, While Posting Lowest Unemployment Rate in Three Years
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/agency/pressrel/pruistat.htm
- Center for Government Reform
- The Equivalency Poll [15 November 2004]
- American Attitudes Toward ÂA Drink is a DrinkÂ
- http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AES_ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Survey Results
- http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AES_Results.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Press Release-
- Public Questions Whether a Drink is a Drink, Finds Industry Message Misleading
- New Survey Finds Majority of Americans Question Efforts Claiming Alcohol Equivalency As a Public Health Issue to Be Suspect, Self-serving
- http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AlcoholEquivalencySurvey.html
- Conference Board
- The U.S. Leading Index Decreases for a Fifth Consecutive Month
- Nov. 18, 2004
- http://www.conference-board.org/economics/press.cfm?press_ID=2521
- More data and charts at
- www.globalindicators.org
- From the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- CO-DETERMINATION IS NOT AN ALIEN CONCEPT IN EUROPE
- Brussels, 22/11/2004
- http://www.etuc.org/EN/Press/releases/infocons/co-determination.cfm
- Hazards [Magazine], issue 88 feature, October-December 2004
- Work hoarse (Winter Health Hazard)
- http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/
- or
- http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/workhoarse.htm
- or
- http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/workhoarse.pdf
- November 17 , 2004
- Hewitt Study Shows Employees Willing to Take on Greater Health Care Responsibility
- Employees Need Support to Move Toward Greater Consumerism
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2004/11-17-04.htm
- THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH
- WITH SUPPORT FROM
- AFL-CIO, FORD FOUNDATION, LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION, MERCK & CO., INC.
- THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE STATES -2004
- MISHA WERSCHKUL AND ERICA WILLIAMS
- SERIES EDITORS: AMY B. CAIAZZA, PH.D., AND APRIL SHAW
- http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/National.pdf
- [full-text, 87 pages]
- See web site at -
- http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/SWS2004/index.htm
- From MERCER
- US health benefit cost rises 7.5% in 2004, lowest increase in five years [22 November 2004]
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1162645;jsessionid=VNQRMCXIK0HMECTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C
- LINE (LEADING INDICATOR OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT)
- November 2004
- http://www.shrm.org/line/CMS_010382.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- New Economic Indicator Measures Unique Aspects of Job Market; Reports Information Days Before Other Indicators
- http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=2572354
- and MAIN SITE at
- LINE (LEADING INDICATOR OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT)
- http://www.shrm.org/LINE/
- Traditional Pension Plans Outperformed 401(k) Plans During Last Bear Market, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds [22 November 2004]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=13953
- WORK & LIFE BALANCE articles produced by Maggie Jackson for the Boston Globe appear every other week in a column entitled BALANCING ACTS.
- Archive of BALANCING ACTS articles (full-text)
- http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/balance/archive.shtml
- NLRB General Counsel Arthur Rosenfeld Issues Report on Recent Case Developments (R-2544) [17 November 2004]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2544.htm
- or
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2544.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- 2005 Standard Mileage Rates Set
- http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=131232,00.html
- From TRAC Reports Inc.
- The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University.
- CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION LAGS [22 November 2004]
- http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/civright/106/
- From the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- INTERACTIVE DATA FILES
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/interactive.htm
- For example:
- Gross State Product Maps
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/gspmap/
- BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING, 2003 [18 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2004 [18 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2004 [19 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- and
- Supplement Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Hate Crime Statistics, 2003 [22 November 2004]
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
- or
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/03hc.pdf
- [full-text, 166 pages]
- Global Education Database (GED) [22 November 2004]
- http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html
- From OPEN DOORS 2004: Report on International Educational Exchange [10 November 2004]
- http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/
- 572,509 international students studied in the U.S. in 2003/2004, a 2.4% drop from last year
- http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=49930
- Over the past decade, the number of U.S. students studying abroad has more than doubled.
- http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=49941
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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