Working and living in the shadow of economic fragility

Working and living in the shadow of economic fragility / edited by Marion G. Crain, Michael Sherraden.

This study examines the current state of employment through historical, macroeconomic, cultural, sociological and policy lenses, in order to address fundamental questions about the role and value of work in America today. The book offers suggestions for how to address the short- and long-term challe...

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Other Authors: Crain, Marion G. (Editor), Sherraden, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1948- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Since 2009
Unemployment > United States.
Working poor > United States.
Recessions > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Economic history
Economic policy
Recessions
Unemployment
Working poor
Soziale Ungleichheit
Arbeitslosigkeit
Rezession
Wirtschaftspolitik
United States > Economic conditions > 2009-
United States > Economic policy > 2009-
United States
USA
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This study examines the current state of employment through historical, macroeconomic, cultural, sociological and policy lenses, in order to address fundamental questions about the role and value of work in America today. The book offers suggestions for how to address the short- and long-term challenges of rebuilding a society of opportunity with meaningful and sustaining jobs as the foundation of the American middle class.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 260 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index.
ISBN:9780190218249
019021824X
9780199988495
0199988498
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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