Cut loose : jobless and hopeless in an unfair economy /
Cut loose :: jobless and hopeless in an unfair economy /

"Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment, increasingly unlikely to get another good job in their lifetimes. Based on a careful crossnational comparison, "Cut Loose" describes the expe...

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1. Verfasser: Chen, Victor Tan, 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Schlagworte:
Unemployed > United States.
Unemployed > Canada.
Automobile industry workers > United States > Case studies.
Automobile industry workers > Canada > Case studies.
Chômeurs > États-Unis.
Chômeurs > Canada.
Travailleurs de l'automobile > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Travailleurs de l'automobile > Canada > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Automobile industry workers
Economic history
Social conditions
Unemployed
United States > Economic conditions.
Canada > Economic conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Canada > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
Canada > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Canada > Conditions sociales.
Canada
United States
21st century american economy.
american auto industry.
american economy.
american history.
auto industry.
autoworkers.
business.
call to action.
car industry.
class inequality.
depressed economy.
economic concerns.
economy.
ethics.
factory work.
great recession.
historical.
income inequality.
industrial economic relations.
job killing technology.
labor policy.
labor.
laid off workers.
middle class.
morality.
political.
politics.
sociology.
technology.
unemployment.
work overseas.
worker.
working class.
Case studies
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Zusammenfassung:"Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment, increasingly unlikely to get another good job in their lifetimes. Based on a careful crossnational comparison, "Cut Loose" describes the experiences of American and Canadian unemployed workers and the impact of the different social policies meant to help them. It focuses on a historically important group: autoworkers. Their well-paid factory jobs built a strong middle class in the decades after World War II. But today, they find themselves lost and beleaguered in a changed economy of greater inequality and risk, one that favors the well-educated--or well-connected. Their declining fortunes tell us something about what the white-collar workforce should expect in the years ahead, as job-killing technologies and the shipping of work overseas take away even more good jobs. Their frustrating experiences with retraining question whether education is really the cure-all it is made out to be. And their grim prospects in the job market reveal today's frenzied competition and harsh culture of judgment that has trickled down to a group long known for its strong belief in equality. "Cut Loose" provides a poignant look at how the long-term unemployed struggle in today's unfair economy to support their families, rebuild their lives, and cope with shame and self-blame. Yet it is also a call to action--a blueprint for a new kind of politics, one that offers a measure of grace in a society of ruthless advancement."--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520958852
0520958853

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