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Laid Off, Laid Low: Political and Economic Consequences of Employment Insecurity
Katherine (E Newman
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Paperback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Newman, Katherine S. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Laid Off, Laid Low provides a sobering portrait of the ailing American labor system and the social and political consequences of increasing job insecurity. It proves that the health of the labor market is not a transitory issue brought low by the factors of recession, but a serious concern reflecting deep structural problems in American society. In this book, economists, sociologists, and public policy and political scientists reveal how the American labor market has grown particularly problematic for new job-seekers, trends that are not obvious when averaging the entire population. The contributors to this volume focus instead on changing job ... Read more
Laid Off, Laid Low provides a sobering portrait of the ailing American labor system and the social and political consequences of increasing job insecurity. It proves that the health of the labor market is not a transitory issue brought low by the factors of recession, but a serious concern reflecting deep structural problems in American society. In this book, economists, sociologists, and public policy and political scientists reveal how the American labor market has grown particularly problematic for new job-seekers, trends that are not obvious when averaging the entire population. The contributors to this volume focus instead on changing job ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk)
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231146050
SKU
V9780231146050
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About Katherine (E Newman
Katherine S. Newman is the Forbes Class of 1941 Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, the director of the Joint Doctoral Programs in Sociology, Politics, Psychology, and Social Policy, and the director of the Institute for International and Regional Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of eight books on inequality, poverty, and mobility in American society.
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