Book review published 24 november 2007 tough choices or tough times the report on the new commission on the skills of the american workforce jossey bass 2006. For related report tough choices or tough times the report of the new commission on the skills of the american workforce revised and expanded edition see ed522110. When the report of the first commission on the skills of the american workforce americas choice high skills or low wages was released in 1990 the globalization of the worlds economy was just getting underwaythat commission understood the threat in the straightforward terms captured in the reports subtitle. Tough choices or tough times the report of the new commission on the skills of the american workforce shows how the dynamics of the global economy will lead to a steady decline in the american standard of living if this country does not undertake the first thorough overhaul of its education system in a century this new revised and expanded version of tough choices or tough times includes . Doi 101007 s10833 007 9058 2 corpus id 142462350 tough choices or tough times the report on the new commission on the skills of the american workforce articlesahlberg2008toughco titletough choices or tough times the report on the new commission on the skills of the american workforce authorp sahlberg journaljournal of educational change year2008 volume9 pages87