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The USA lacks a formal comprehensive workforce policy, instead relying on several policy mechanisms linked to specific programs having different purposes. In one such typology Barnow and Nightingale (2007), identify six policy instruments, each linked to a half dozen or more, at times overlapping, key policies and programs. For example, insurance and cash payments are linked to unemployment insurance, trade adjustment assistance, and Social Security retirement. Regulations and mandates are linked to minimum wage legislation, Family Leave policies, work tests, and work requirements for receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Tax incentives and credits are linked to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), welfare-to-work tax credits, and work opportunity credits. Human capital investments and services are linked to Workforce Investment Act (WIA) adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs, postsecondary vocational education, and postsecondary academics.

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Caputo, R.K. (2011). Employment, Education, and Training Programs. In: U.S. Social Welfare Reform. International Series on Consumer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7674-1_7

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