A n U P D A T E f r o m T H E J O B S R E S E A R C H W E B S I T E ----------------------------------------------------------------- March 1999 a New Zealand - based internet resource for employment action ... http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/ Hi We've updated our website, and you might like to check out our latest work! Our site is now getting hundreds of visits each week -- not just from NZ, but from many other countries in the world. We love hearing from you! And we hope that our free website resources continue to prove useful in your work. Shirley Vickery for The Jobs Research Website N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W ON THE JOBS RESEARCH WEBSITE ------------------------------------------- Take a look at these recent Jobs Letter features now freely available on the Jobs Research Website. ------------------------------------------ * A Rifkin Reader. Special Workshop Edition by the editors of The Jobs Letter. In his compelling, disturbing, and ultimately hopeful book, The End of Work, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history - one characterised by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin01.htm * Who is training the young? John Fraser, chairman of Youthskills NZ looks at how young people are able to get a leg up on the skills ladder in todays economy - and what is happening to industry based training for young people. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl07810.htm * The Unfolding Economic Crisis. The Jobsletter presents a special summary of recent commentaries by Peter Harris, economist to the Council of Trade Unions, on the effects of the crisis on workers and employment http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08010.htm * Debating the Community Wage. Peter McCardle and the Auckland Unemployed Workers Rights Centre present their differing views on the community wage scheme. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08110.htm * Keith Rankin on the Community Wage. Keith Rankin urges "subversive compliance" and suggest that the Community Wage can be a form of Universal Basic Income http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08200.htm * Rich & Poor in NZ. edited highlights from the research of Professor Srikanta Chatterjee and Nripesh Podder in which they look at alterations in household income distribution from 1983 -- 1996. How are we sharing the national cake in post reform NZ? http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08310.htm * Alliance discussion paper on full employment. Alliance leader Jim Anderton calls for monetary policy to be coordinated with social, environmental and fiscal policies and looks at why unemployment is not inevitable. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08410.htm * The Hikoi of Hope - by the Jobsletter editors. The Anglican Bishops call for a walk to Wellington from all corners of NZ to focus attention on growing levels of unemployment and poverty in NZ. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08510.htm * Jobs from the Land - by the Jobsletter editors. Topoclimate South Trust undertakes a major infrastructure project which will provide essential information on Southland and South Otago soils and climate and will open up new land use opportunities. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08610.htm * Biographies of Department of Work and Income new Regional Commissioners. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08700.htm * One Billion Jobless - the International Labour Office reports on a grim world employment situation and looks at training trends. http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl08810.htm STATISTICS FOR THE JOBS RESEARCH WEBSITE ------------------------------------------ February 1999 Unique Visitors during the month 4,057 Homepage Hits during the month 1,528 Total Webpage Hits overall 50,119 [Source -- OpenWebScope Website Statistics] OUR TOP TEN WEBPAGE HITS 1. Internet Hot-Links recommended by our Editors http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/hot/hotlinks.htm 2. Statistics That Matter homepage http://www.jobsletter.org.nz /stt/stathome.htm 3. Index to our Articles and Key Papers http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/arthome.htm 4. James K. Galbraith and Global Keynesianism http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/artg0002.htm 5. About the Jobs Research Trust http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jrthome.htm 6. Strategic Questioning by Fran Peavey and Vivian Hutchinson http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/vivian/stratq97.htm 7. Sixty Years of John Maynard Keynes http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl04610.htm 8. Vivian Hutchinson on the 1998 Anglican Hikoi for Hope http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/vivian/hikoi98.htm 9. Ian Ritchie on Universal Basic Income http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/ian002.htm 10. Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl06110.htm ------------------------------------------ REGISTER FOR EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF WEBSITE UPDATES If you want to be kept informed of developments and updates to the Jobs Research Website, we will be sending out an email newsletter every 4-6 weeks with new links to information and features. 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