Securing Prosperity : The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What to Do about It

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We live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding--the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future. The reason, Paul Os...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Osterman, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Labor unions.
Labor market.
Industrial relations.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Relations industrielles > États-Unis.
Marche du travail > États-Unis.
Industrial relations > United States.
Labor unions > United States.
Labor market > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique economique > 1993-2001.
États-Unis > Politique economique > 1981-1993.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 1981-2001.
United States > Economic policy > 1993-2001.
United States > Economic policy > 1981-1993.
United States > Economic conditions > 1981-2001.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding--the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future. The reason, Paul Osterman explains, is that our recent prosperity is built on the ruins of the once reassuring postwar labor market. Workers can no longer expect stable, full-time jobs and steadily rising incomes. Instead, they face stagnant wages, layoffs, rising inequality, and the increased likelihood of merely temporary wor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9781400823130

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