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Autore |
Van Horn Carl E. |
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Titolo |
Working scared (or not at all) : the lost decade, great recession, and restoring the shattered American dream / / Carl E. Van Horn |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[Updated edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Unemployment - United States |
Labor market - United States |
Recessions - United States |
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United States Economic conditions 2009- |
United States Economic policy 2009- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 01. Working Scared in America and the Great Recession; Chapter 02. Is the American Worker Disposable?; Chapter 03. New American Workplace Realities; Chapter 04. Misery and Bleak Expectations for Older Unemployed Workers; Chapter 05. Unfulfilled Expectations for Recent College and High School Graduates; Chapter 06. Unfinished Business: Recovering from the Great Recession; Chapter 07. Restoring the Shattered Dreams of American Workers; Afterword; Appendix; Significant Works; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>Working Scared will help citizens, policy makers, educators, business, union, and community leaders better understand what is happening to the United States workforce. It also describes the essential national priorities and policies that will assist in restoring the American dream of secure employment and intergenerational progress.</span></span> |
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