Van Opstal, Deborah. <br/><br/>
The Skills Imperative: Talent and U.S. Competitiveness. / 
Deborah van Opstal. 
 -  Issues in Science and Technology,  2001. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.  Article 57.  Business,  1522-3191; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.  Originally Published: The Skills Imperative: Talent and U.S. Competitiveness, Fall 2001; pp. 51-58. 
<br/><br/> "The nation [United States] has made enormous strides in workforce skills over the past 40 years. As recently as 1960, over half of prime age workers had not finished high school, and only one in 10 had a bachelor's degree. Today [Sept. 2001], only 12 percent of the population has not finished high school, and over a quarter of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher. This improvement in the nation's pool of human capital enabled the transition from an industrial to an information economy." (ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) The author analyzes the relationship between skilled, educated workers and a healthy economy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3191; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Competition--International.<br/>Labor supply--Effect of education on.<br/>Occupational training.<br/>Science--Study and teaching.<br/>Skilled labor.<br/>Wages--Effect of education on.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050