*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: A Rescue Plan for a Jobs Crisis in the Heartland Author: Edward L. Glaeser, Lawrence H. Summers and Ben Austin

*Source: * NY Times

*Date: *May 24, 2018 Summary: Federal policy can’t bring the Rust Belt back to its former glory, and we shouldn’t try to artificially relocate economic activity to less productive places. But we must do more to fight the scourge of long-term joblessness, and we should focus our efforts in the places where joblessness is most severe. Link: https://nyti.ms/2LpWSdT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library