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Levitan, Sar A. was born on September 14, 1914 in Shiauliai, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1931, naturalized, 1935. Son of Osher N. and Yocheved (Rapoport) Levitan.
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The earliest biblical insights into the character of man revealed him to be incorrigibly curious about apples and inclined to build towers. It is doubtful that the craving for wider knowledge or the urge to build greater monuments has been bred out of the species. So conclude Sar Levitan and William Johnston in this fascinating study of work -- its meaning, its history, and its future.
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Ideas about job training, youth, etc. by two experts. Levitan is the author of "Shorter Hours, Shorter Weeks; Spreading the Work to Reduce Unemployment"
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Levitan, Sar A. was born on September 14, 1914 in Shiauliai, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1931, naturalized, 1935. Son of Osher N. and Yocheved (Rapoport) Levitan.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1937. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.
Faculty George Washington University, Washington, 1967-1994. Director Center Social Policy Studies, research professor economics, 1967-1994. Consultant in field; chairman National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics, 1977-1979.
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Author or co-author: Federal Aid to Depressed Areas, 1964, Federal Training and Work Programs in the Sixties, 1969, The Great Society's Poor Law: A New Approach to Poverty, 1969, Blue-Collar Workers, 1970, Big Brother's Indian Programs—With Reservations, 1970, Human Resources and Labor Markets, 1972, 76, 81, Work and Welfare Go Together, 1972, Work Is Here to Stay, Alas, 1973, Old Wars Remain Unfinished: The Veterans Benefit System, 1973, Employment and Earnings Inadequacy, 1974, Still A Dream: The Changing Status of Blacks Since 1960, 1975, Child Care and ABCs Too, 1975, The Promise of Greatness, 1976, Warriors at Work: The Volunteer Armed Force, 1977, More than Subsistence: Minimum Wages for the Working Poor, 1979, Evaluating Federal Social Programs: An Uncertain Art, 1979, What's Happening to the American Family, 1981, 2d review edition, 1988, Second Thoughts on Work, 1982, Working for the Sovereign, 1983, Business Lobbies: The Public Good and the Bottom Line, 1983, Beyond the Safety Net: Reviving the Promise of Opportunity in America, 1984, Protecting American Workers, 1986, Working But Poor: America's Contradiction, 1987, A Second Chance: Training for Jobs, 1988, A Proper Inheritance: Investing in the Self-Sufficiency of Poor Families, 1989, Families in Flux, 1990, Programs in Aid of the Poor, 6th edition, 1990, Got to Learn to Earn: Preparing Americans for World, 1991, Spending to Save: Expanding Employment Opportunities, 1992, Enterprise Zones: A Promise Based on Rhetoric, 1992, Evaluation of Federal Social Programs: An Uncertain Impact, 1992, Economies of Rectitude: Necessary But Not Sufficient, 1992, Jobs for Jobs: Toward a Work-Based Welfare System, 1993, The Equivocal Prospects for Indian Reservations, 1993, Educational Reform: Federal Initiatives and National Mandates, 1963-1993, Federal Human Resource Policy: From Kennedy to Clinton, 1994, The Displaced versus The Disadvantaged: A Necessary Dichotomy?, 1994.
Major interest has been to assess the impact of government policies in the field of employment and social welfare. As an institutional economist, work has drawn on the insights of other disciplines in examining major policy issues concerning labour market operations and measurements, poverty and manpower programme, and the status of minorities.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Arbitration Association (labor panel), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (labor panel), Industrial Relations Research Association.
Married Brita Ann Buchard, October 15, 1946.