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Job Security in America: Lessons from Germany
Katherine G. Abraham
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Hardcover. Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Labour,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Labour - Employment & Unemployment,Education Resources - Books - Economics"
American employers rely heavily on layoffs to reduce the size of their work force during downturns. While layoffs are unavoidable in any competitive economy, they are far more common in the United States than in other industrialized countries. But can US workers be offered more secure employment without burdening the companies that employ them?. Katharine Abraham and Susan Houseman address this question by comparing labor adjustment practices in the US where existing policies arguably encourage layoffs, with those in Germany, a country with much stronger job protection for workers. Based on statistical analysis of the two countries' manufacturing sectors, they ... Read more
American employers rely heavily on layoffs to reduce the size of their work force during downturns. While layoffs are unavoidable in any competitive economy, they are far more common in the United States than in other industrialized countries. But can US workers be offered more secure employment without burdening the companies that employ them?. Katharine Abraham and Susan Houseman address this question by comparing labor adjustment practices in the US where existing policies arguably encourage layoffs, with those in Germany, a country with much stronger job protection for workers. Based on statistical analysis of the two countries' manufacturing sectors, they ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Brookings Institution
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9780815700760
SKU
KHS0069302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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