Centro Journal 23, no. 2 (Fall 2011)

IN THIS ISSUE

PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Table of Contents

Guest Editors: Edwin Meléndez

Puerto Ricans in the U.S. Low-Wage Labor Market:
Introduction to the Issues, Trends, and Policies
M. Anne Visser and Edwin Meléndez

Transitions to Wage Labor and Postsecondary Education Among Puerto Rican Youth
William Vélez and Pat Rubio Goldsmith

Low-Wage Labor, Markets and Skills Selectivity Among
Puerto Ricans Migrants
Edwin Meléndez and M. Anne Visser

Stateside Puerto Ricans and the Public Workforce Development System:
New York City, Hartford, Springfield/Holyoke
Ramón Borges-Méndez

Puerto Ricans and the Green Jobs Gap in New York City
Víctor M. Torres-Vélez

Successful Pathways to the Teaching Profession for Puerto Ricans
Carmen I. Mercado

Abriendo Caminos: An Analysis of Three Social Work Pathway Initiatives
for Low-wage Puerto Ricans
Anthony De Jesús

Conclusions: Improving the Pathways to Economic Opportunity
Edwin Meléndez and M. Anne Visser

Book Reviews

Contributors

Acknowledgements