Carl E. van Horn

Working Scared (Or Not at All)

The Lost Decade, Great Recession, and Restoring the Shattered American Dream

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Produktbeschreibung

Working Scared tells the story of the American workforce during a period of wrenching economic change and two recessions. By tracing the experiences of workers in times of economic prosperity and economic recession, labor and public policy expert Carl E. Van Horn captures the shifting perceptions of America's workers as they are buffeted by the changing realities of the labor market and the impact of rapid economic change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781442219656
• ISBN-10: 1442219653
• Artikelnr.: 36601690

Autorenporträt

By Carl E. Van Horn

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction ·The Work Trends Project, Data and Methods ·Plan for the Book
Chapter 1: The Katrina of Recessions ·The Crash and the Scramble ·A Silent
Epidemic ·No Safe Harbors for the Unemployed ·Done with Denial Chapter 2:
What Happened to Normal? The Volatile American Labor Market 1999 to 2012
·"The end of the world as we knew it" ·Disappearing and Diminished Benefits
at Work ·The Post-Recession Job Market Chapter 3: The Disposable American
Worker? Causes and Consequences ·Four Drivers that Downsized the American
Workforce ·Education and Training Gaps ·The Failed Worker/Employer Compact
Chapter 4: Where are the Good Jobs? ·Declining Satisfaction at Work ·The
Workplace Reality Gap A Tale of Two American Workplaces Chapter 5: Ending
Retirement as We Knew It ·Last Fired, Never Rehired ·Devastating
Consequences ·What Older Workers Want-and Need Chapter 6: College Graduates
Enter the Harsh Economy ·Unfulfilled Expectations ·More Grinders than
Slackers ·Does College Pay and Will it? Chapter 7: Unfinished Business:
Recovering from the Great Recession ·Economic Recovery Plans and Economic
Realities ·Reconnecting the Long-Term Unemployed ·Policy Gridlock Chapter
8: Restoring the Shattered American Dream ·Building Consensus ·21st Century
policies for a 21st century economy ·A New Compact for a Productive
Workforce and Prosperous Economy Appendix: Summary of Survey Results with
Links to Extensive Reports and Data Charts and Tables