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Dresser, L., and J. Rogers. The State of Working Wisconsin 2000. COWS.
The economic expansion that began in 1991 has turned out to be longer and stronger than any other in American history. Over the last five years, economic growth and declining unemployment rates have started to bear fruit for working families’ incomes. Even so, the typical American family is working more hours, wage inequality remains high, poverty has stagnated rather than fallen, and poor job quality is still a serious American problem.
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“Building "Jobs With a Future" In Wisconsin: Lessons from Dane County”. Nonstandard Work: The Nature and Challenges of Changing Employment Arrangements, Industrial Relations Research Association, 2000, pp. 341-59.
This chapter assesses the potential and sustainability of industry partnerships in light of their ability to attract attention to industry needs from educators and trainers and in view of the weakness of unions.
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Rickert, J., J. Rogers, D. Vassina, J. Whitford, and J. Zeitlin. Common Problems & Collaborative Solutions: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)-Supplier Relationships and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnerships Supplier Training Consortium. COWS, 2000.
This report examines individual OEMs’ (Original Equipment Manufacturer) supplier management strategies, focusing on commonalities and differences in their approach to broadly similar problems associated with supply-chain rationalization.. While all the OEMs in the study aim at getting their products quicker to the customer by trimming supply chains, establishing closer relationships with suppliers, and assisting them in performance improvement, each OEM follows a different path, depending on its size, corporate structure, products, and markets. The report concludes with policy recommendations for the consortium.
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E. Wood, D., J. Rogers, and J. Witford. “At the Center of It All: The High Road Strategy for Menomonee Valley”. A Menomonee Valley Partners Report, COWS, 2000, p. 45.
Written and produced for Menomonee Valley Partners by COWS, this report looks at the opportunities for “high-road” development in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley and offers recommendations to best redevelop the Menomonee Valley.
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Mayrl, M. Proposed Elements of TIF Reform. COWS, 2000.
A report with suggestions related to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in Wisconsin, in order to begin a broader conversation around economic development policy in the state and to inform our analysis.
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Rogers, J. Pull the Plug. Vol. 52, no. 2, Administrative Law Review, 2000, pp. 743-68.
An article about the two-party system and the struggles of the third-party in context of a representative gopvernment.
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B. Freeman, R., and J. Rogers. “What Academics Can Do To Help Workers”. The Chronical of Higher Education, Vol. KLVI, no. 21, The Chronical of Higher Education, 2000.
An article about academics’ role to help modernize the relationship between American employers and employees. Published January 28, 2000.
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D Luria, D., and J. Rogers. Metro Futures. 1999.
This essay answers the question of how cities got in to the current “mess”- a large reason contributer being inappropriate public policies.
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DocumentRogers, J. Elections 2000: A Bad Dream?. The Nation, 1999.
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Dresser, L., S. Mangum, and J. Rogers. The State of Working Wisconsin. COWS, 1998.
Using a variety of data on wages, family incomes, taxes, unemployment, and wealth and poverty, The State of Working Wisconsin 1998 examines the impact of today’s economy on the living standards of Wisconsin workers and their families. Throughout, we try to put current Wisconsin experience in perspective — through comparisons to national experience and Wisconsin’s own economic past.
Documents below include the Executive Summary and the Full Report.
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