Aspen Institute Publications
Aspen Institute publications are listed below. Many are available for purchase through Google Checkout, a secure system for handling credit card transaction online. For assistance with ordering publications, please contact our Publications office by email or by phone at (410) 820.5433. Please note: Orders are shipped two times a week from our warehouse in Queenstown, MD, on the Eastern Shore.
Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field
This report takes an in-depth look at the “sector approach” to workforce training.
Sectoral Workforce Development: Research Review and Future Directions
This report describes the proceedings of two meetings initiated by WSI in Spring 2004. Download PDF.
SEDLP Research Brief No. 1: Key Findings from the Baseline Survey of Participants
This publication summarizes important demographic, economic, and employment characteristics that were collected from a 732 person sample. Download PDF.
SEDLP Research Report No. 1: Methodology and Findings from the Baseline Survey of Participants
This publication takes an in-depth look at data collected in the baseline survey. Download PDF.
SEDLP Research Report No. 2: Closing the Gap:
How Sectoral Workforce Development Programs Benefit the Working Poor. Download PDF.
SEDLP Research Report No. 3: Gaining Ground:
The Labor Market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs. Download PDF.
Skills to Live By: Participant Reflections on the Value of their Sectoral Training Experience
This publication shares the observations of a group of past sectoral training program participants – four years post-training. Download PDF.
Telecom & Information Technology: The New Infrastructure for Community Economic Development
This 33-frame PowerPoint presentation offers a brief overview of the telecommunications and information technology sector. Download PDF.
The Informal Economy: Experiences of African Americans
This publication explores the experiences of 55 African Americans who either operate their own informal businesses or are employed informally – working for companies that pay them in cash.
The Informal Economy: Latino Enterprises at the Margins
Based on research involving 38 informal, Latino businesspeople - both documented and undocumented - this 90-page report reflects on their experiences while also tackling complex issues.
