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The Shrinking American Middle Class: The Social and Cultural Implications of Growing Inequality
Joseph Dillon Davey
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Description for The Shrinking American Middle Class: The Social and Cultural Implications of Growing Inequality
Hardcover. Highlights concerns about the impact of a falling standard of living in America as 40 million 'tradable jobs' are digitized and outsourced off shore. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; KCJ; KJC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
The United States lost one third of its factory jobs in the past decade as jobs were outsourced offshore, mostly to Asia. Jobs that require a college degree are next to go. China will award six times as many degrees this year as they did ten years ago and any job that can be digitized will be 'tradable'. Estimates of the number of vulnerable jobs range from a low 11 million to a staggering 56 million 'middle class' jobs. The median United States household income has already dropped by seven percent since 2000 and without dramatic changes in the American ... Read more
The United States lost one third of its factory jobs in the past decade as jobs were outsourced offshore, mostly to Asia. Jobs that require a college degree are next to go. China will award six times as many degrees this year as they did ten years ago and any job that can be digitized will be 'tradable'. Estimates of the number of vulnerable jobs range from a low 11 million to a staggering 56 million 'middle class' jobs. The median United States household income has already dropped by seven percent since 2000 and without dramatic changes in the American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137032294
SKU
V9781137032294
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Ref
99-15
About Joseph Dillon Davey
Joseph Dillon Davey is a professor in the Department of Law & Justice at Rowan University of New Jersey.
Reviews for The Shrinking American Middle Class: The Social and Cultural Implications of Growing Inequality
"The magnitude of the United States economic problems is not appreciated by most Americans. This important book provides a wealth of information that will contribute to an informed dialogue on crucial issues". - Wanda Foglia, chair, Department of Economics, Rowan University of New Jersey "If you are concerned about American jobs in the next decade or two, ... Read more