Rebuilding the Ladder

From Unemployment to Reemployment in 21st-Century America

John Pritchett

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English

John Pritchett
05 September 2025

Public relations; Industrial relations & safety; Advice on careers & achieving success

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What if losing your job didn't mean losing your future?

Every day, Americans are laid off and dropped into a system built for another century-one that provides a check when what's really needed is a roadmap. In an economy defined by automation, globalization, and permanent dislocation, our unemployment system is no longer enough.

Rebuilding the Ladder is a bold and timely blueprint for transforming how we respond to job loss. Policy strategist John Pritchett argues that the answer isn't just more benefits-it's a new kind of infrastructure for reemployment.

Drawing on success stories from Denmark, Germany, Singapore, and forward-thinking U.S. cities, this book lays out a four-part reform plan:

- Personalized reemployment accounts

- Modernized job centers

- Wage insurance for older workers

- Public-private training boot camps

With urgency and clarity, Rebuilding the Ladder reframes unemployment as a moral and strategic failure-and reemployment as one of the most powerful investments a society can make.

For policymakers, employers, civic leaders, and anyone who believes in a future of work that works for everyone-this book is a must-read.

By: John Pritchett
Imprint: John Pritchett
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 73g
ISBN: 9798232903565
Pages: 54
Publication Date: 05 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active