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Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in Westchester, New York, bakers in a high-tech Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and many others, Sennett explores the disorienting effects of the new capitalism. He reveals the vivid and illuminating contrast between two worlds of work: the vanished world of rigid, hierarchical organizations, where what mattered was a sense of personal character, and the brave new world of...
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About 27.5 million Americans -- nearly 24 percent of the labor force -- earn less than $8.70 an hour, not enough to keep a family of four out of poverty, even working full-time. "Low-Wage America" is the most extensive study to date of how the choices employers make in response to economic globalization, industry deregulation, and advances in information technology affect the lives of tens of millions of workers at the bottom of the wage distribution....
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The authors call for new, decentralized institutions suited to a dynamic economy in which change is constant and rapid. In particular, they see a need for job ladders and worker associations that cut across firm boundaries. These institutions would foster individual and collective learning, mark out career paths, and facilitate coordination among both individuals and organizations in a networked economy. The authors propose new rules to reshape labor...
4) Who's not working and why: employment, cognitive skills, wages, and the changing U.S. labor market
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Over the Last Quarter-Century, the U.S. labor market has experienced some disturbing trends. Despite apparent economic prosperity, joblessness among less-educated prime-age males is rising and, in addition, an increasing number of university graduates are taking "high-school jobs." Moreover, except for a thin layer of university-educated workers, most in the labor force are experiencing stagnating or falling real wages. Simultaneously, the inequality...
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Calls for first redesign of the American education system in a century. This report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce argues that 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. It discusses how our country can graduate 95% of our students (not two-thirds, as it does now)...
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Social and cultural anthropology monograph of essays on comparison of the social role and social status of women in developing countries and the USA - considers islamic, afro-american and North American societys, focusing on sexual and human relations with men, woman worker employment, homemaker tasks, unpaid work, sexual division of labour, occupational status, family responsibilities, etc. Bibliography after each chapter.
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"Putnam's work shows how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction. For example, he reports that getting married is the equivalent of quadrupling your income and attending a club meeting regularly is the equivalent of doubling your income. The loss of social capital is felt in critical ways: Communities with less social capital have lower educational performance and more teen pregnancy, child suicide, low birth weight, and...
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Study comparing trends in job content, career pattern and occupational status of nonmanual workers in the electrical machinery industry, public service and banking in the USA between 1940 and 1970 - discusses working conditions, technological change, labour force participation of woman workers and minority groups, educational level, the role of job satisfaction in labour turnover, trade unionization, etc. Bibliography.
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This report addresses a number of issues that have surfaced in the debates over the impact of technological change on employment. These issues include the effects of technological change on levels of employment and unemployment within the economy; on the displacement of workers in specific industries or sectors of the economy; on skill requirements; on the welfare of women, minorities, and labor force entrants in a technologically transformed economy;...
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Dismantling dozens of firmly-held beliefs, Cox and Alm show that: "Real income" is an unreliable measure of living standards. Real wealth - the lifestyle Americans routinely enjoy - has skyrocketed; the poor have not gotten poorer. In fact, the average family living below the poverty line today is doing as well or better, in terms of material possessions, as middle-class families in 1971; corporate downsizing creates jobs in the long run; income mobility...
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In this updated edition, economists, scholars, and researchers examine the future of the American workforce. The book contains four chapters addressing topics such as globalization, technology, education, the labor market, and the economy. Includes information on generational trends.
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