LEADER 05135nam 22008294a 450 001 9910827343903321 005 20210827030931.0 010 $a1-4008-1742-0 010 $a1-4008-2313-7 010 $a1-282-75374-6 010 $a9786612753749 010 $a1-4008-1290-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400823130 035 $a(CKB)111056486499270 035 $a(EBL)617311 035 $a(OCoLC)705527076 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000243173 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191188 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243173 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10320790 035 $a(PQKB)10564019 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000442210 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11313697 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000442210 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10445110 035 $a(PQKB)11433002 035 $a(OCoLC)51328383 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36063 035 $a(DE-B1597)446221 035 $a(OCoLC)1013960953 035 $a(OCoLC)922692391 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400823130 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617311 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10031996 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617311 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486499270 100 $a19990128d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSecuring prosperity $ethe American labor market : how it has changed and what to do about it /$fPaul Osterman 205 $aCore Textbook 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 300 $aA century foundation book." 311 0 $a0-691-08688-5 311 0 $a0-691-01011-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tFigures and Tables --$tForeword /$rLeone, Richard C. --$tPreface --$tONE. Introduction --$tTWO. The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market --$tTHREE. Experiencing the New Economy --$tFOUR. Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract --$tFIVE. Preliminaries to Policy --$tSIX. Policies for a Mobile Workforce --$tSEVEN. Redressing the Balance of Power --$tEIGHT. Conclusion --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aWe live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding--the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future. The reason, Paul Osterman explains, is that our recent prosperity is built on the ruins of the once reassuring postwar labor market. Workers can no longer expect stable, full-time jobs and steadily rising incomes. Instead, they face stagnant wages, layoffs, rising inequality, and the increased likelihood of merely temporary work. In Securing Prosperity, Osterman explains in clear, accessible terms why these changes have occurred and lays out an innovative plan for new economic institutions that promises a more secure future. Osterman begins by sketching the rise and fall of the postwar labor market, showing that firms have been the driving force behind recent change. He draws on original surveys of nearly 1,000 corporations to demonstrate that firms have reorganized and downsized not just for the obvious reasons--technological advances and shifts in capital markets--but also to take advantage of new, team-oriented ways of working. We can't turn the clock back, Osterman writes, since that would strip firms of the ability to compete. But he also argues that we should not simply give ourselves up to the mercies of the market. Osterman argues that new policies must engage on two fronts: addressing both higher rates of mobility in the labor market and a major shift in the balance of power against employees. To deal with greater mobility, Osterman argues for portable benefits, a stronger Unemployment Insurance system, and new labor market intermediaries to help workers navigate the labor market. To redress the imbalance of power, Osterman assesses the possibilities of reforming corporate governance but concludes the best approach is to promote "countervailing power" through innovative unions and creative strategies for organizing employee voice in communities. Osterman gives life to these arguments with numerous examples of promising institutional experiments. 606 $aLabor market$zUnited States 606 $aLabor unions$zUnited States 606 $aIndustrial relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1981-2001 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y1981-1993 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y1993-2001 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor unions 615 0$aIndustrial relations 676 $a331.12/0973 700 $aOsterman$b Paul$0127577 702 $aLeone$b Richard C., $4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827343903321 996 $aSecuring prosperity$94079105 997 $aUNINA