The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market

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As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held--those jobs are gone. In The New Division of Labor, Frank Levy and Richard Murnane show how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market. The book tells stories of people at work--a high-end financial advisor, a customer service representative, a pair of successful chefs, a cardiologist, an automotive mechanic, the author Victor Hugo, floor traders in a London financial exchange. The authors merge thes.;Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 New Divisions of Labor; PART I: Computers and the Economy; CHAPTER 2 Why People Still Matter; CHAPTER 3 How Computers Change Work and Pay; PART II: The Skills Employers Value; CHAPTER 4 Expert Thinking; CHAPTER 5 Complex Communication; PART III: How Skills Are Taught; CHAPTER 6 Enabling Skills; CHAPTER 7 Computers and the Teaching of Skills; CHAPTER 8 Standards-Based Education Reform in the Computer Age; CHAPTER 9 The Next Ten Years; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X.