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- 2005044423 abstract "An account of layoffs in America, their questionable necessity, their overuse, and their devastating impact on individuals at all income levels. Economics journalist Uchitelle explains how, in the mid-1970s, the first major layoffs, a limited response to the inroads of foreign competition, spread and multiplied, in time destroying the notion of job security and the dignity of work. The author traces the rise of job security in the United States to its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, and then the panicky U-turn. He describes the unraveling through the experiences of both executives and workers, makes clear the ways in which layoffs are counterproductive, and explains how our acquiescence encourages wasteful mergers, outsourcing, the shifting of production abroad, the loss of union protection, and wage stagnation. He argues that government must step in with policies that encourage companies to restrict layoffs and must generate jobs to supplement the present shortfall.--From publisher description.".
- 2005044423 contributor B10154865.
- 2005044423 created "2006.".
- 2005044423 date "2006".
- 2005044423 date "2006.".
- 2005044423 dateCopyrighted "2006.".
- 2005044423 description "An account of layoffs in America, their questionable necessity, their overuse, and their devastating impact on individuals at all income levels. Economics journalist Uchitelle explains how, in the mid-1970s, the first major layoffs, a limited response to the inroads of foreign competition, spread and multiplied, in time destroying the notion of job security and the dignity of work. The author traces the rise of job security in the United States to its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, and then the panicky U-turn. He describes the unraveling through the experiences of both executives and workers, makes clear the ways in which layoffs are counterproductive, and explains how our acquiescence encourages wasteful mergers, outsourcing, the shifting of production abroad, the loss of union protection, and wage stagnation. He argues that government must step in with policies that encourage companies to restrict layoffs and must generate jobs to supplement the present shortfall.--From publisher description.".
- 2005044423 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-270) and index.".
- 2005044423 description "Myths that bind -- The Stanley works -- The rise of steady work -- Retraining the mechanics--but for what? -- The shock, part 1 -- The shock, part 2 -- Dismantling job security, 1977-1997 -- A green light from Clinton -- The consequences--undoing sanity -- Solutions.".
- 2005044423 extent "xi, 283 p. ;".
- 2005044423 identifier "1400041171 (alk. paper)".
- 2005044423 identifier "9781400041176".
- 2005044423 identifier 2005044423-b.html.
- 2005044423 identifier 2005044423-d.html.
- 2005044423 identifier 2005044423-s.html.
- 2005044423 issued "2006".
- 2005044423 issued "2006.".
- 2005044423 language "eng".
- 2005044423 publisher "New York : Knopf,".
- 2005044423 spatial "United States.".
- 2005044423 subject "331.13/73/0973 22".
- 2005044423 subject "Displaced workers United States.".
- 2005044423 subject "Downsizing of organizations United States.".
- 2005044423 subject "Employees Dismissal of United States.".
- 2005044423 subject "HD5708.55.U6 U34 2006".
- 2005044423 subject "Plant shutdowns United States.".
- 2005044423 subject "Unemployed United States.".
- 2005044423 tableOfContents "Myths that bind -- The Stanley works -- The rise of steady work -- Retraining the mechanics--but for what? -- The shock, part 1 -- The shock, part 2 -- Dismantling job security, 1977-1997 -- A green light from Clinton -- The consequences--undoing sanity -- Solutions.".
- 2005044423 title "The disposable American : layoffs and their consequences / Louis Uchitelle.".
- 2005044423 type "text".