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Based on rewritten and edited versions of papers commissioned by the UNA-USA Economic Policy Council.

'The Work and Family Handbook' reviews a wide range of perspectives on the needs of working families, the challenges faced by those who study them, and how to formulate policy on their behalf.

In little more than two decades, China made a leap of industrialization comparable to what took the U.S. a century. This program uses the experiences of entrepreneur Guo Guangchang -- called one of China's 100 richest business people by Forbes -- as a springboard to explore that nation's prospects as the awakened dragon ascends. A grassroots shift toward democratic structures, a new definition of education that promotes individual thought and responsibility,...

Advice on juggling time, managing finances, making joint decisions, reducing stress, and communicating effectively.

Twenty-two years ago, Bill Moyers started documenting the stories of two ordinary Milwaukee families whose breadwinners had lost well-paying factory jobs. But as the Stanleys and the Neumanns found other jobs, got retrained, and worked any time and overtime, they still found themselves working harder and longer for lower pay and fewer benefits. In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers revisits his reports on the two families and talks with...

"This collection explores the dynamics of the modern, middle-class American family and its near-constant state of transition. The editors introduce the book by situating it within the context of work, family, and ethhographic research on middle-class families in the United States. Emerging and established scholars contributed chapters based on their original field research, following each chapter with a personal reflection on doing field work. The...

"In twelve original chapters, experts from such diverse fields as industrial and organizational psychology, medicine, family therapy, and policy analysis draw together the latest theories and research on the interrelationships between work and family. Using a range of methodologies, including empirical and longitudinal research as well as case study analysis, Work, Families, and Organizations examines the effects of job stress, dual careerism, and...

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by Neil Barofsky, who held the thankless job of special inspector general in charge of policing TARP, the bailout's Troubled Asset Relief Program. Between President Obama's ineffectual proposals and Mitt Romney's loving embrace, bankers have little to fear from either administration - and that leaves the rest of America on perilously thin economic ice. Barofsky discusses the critical yet unmet need...

The U.S. job market appears to have a paradox: Many job seekers say they're desperate for work while many employers say they can't fill open positions. Are workers being too picky? Are employers being too cheap? NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman explores what's behind the disconnect.