Peter Gottschalk of Boston College reviews “Staircases or Treadmills? Labor Market Intermediaries and Economic Opportunity in a Changing Economy” by Chris Benner, Laura Leete, Manuel Pastor,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Investigates what approaches are most effective in helping workers to secure jobs with decent wages and benefits. Provides policy recommendations for how job-matching organizations can better serve disadvantaged workers. Discusses mobility and economic opportunity--the role of intermediaries; the old and new economies--a comparison of Milwaukee and Silicon Valley; meeting, molding, and making markets--how intermediaries shape labor flows; the incidence and use of labor market intermediaries; the impact of intermediaries on job outcomes; and the role of social capital in choosing labor market intermediaries. Benner is Assistant Professor of Geography at the Pennsylvania State University. Leete is Fred H. Paulus Director of Public Policy Research and Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Willamette University. Pastor is Professor of Geography and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Index.”