Manpower Policies and the Disadvantaged

Abstract

The paper discusses the thrust of manpower policies that have been enacted with a significant segment of the population as the target group, the disadvantaged. The history of manpower policy in the United States is briefly reviewed as are some of the more important pieces of legislation. This leads to a discussion of programs in being, followed by a section on barriers to employment which the disadvantaged must surmount. Finally,the paper evaluates present manpower policy and concludes that the problem has been recognized, but that new legislation is required to correct all of the ailments of the many programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0760908

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Cooke

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Manpower
  • Minority Groups
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.