The political economy of work in the 21st century : implications for an aging American workforce / / Martin Sicker
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| Autore: |
Sicker Martin
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| Titolo: |
The political economy of work in the 21st century : implications for an aging American workforce / / Martin Sicker
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002 |
| London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.6/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Older people - Government policy - United States |
| Aging - Economic aspects - United States | |
| Age distribution (Demography) - Economic aspects - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-203) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WORK IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTES -- 1 THE REAL WORLD OF WORK AND RETIREMENT -- NOTES -- 2 THE CHANGING EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT -- THE CONSEQUENCES OF A NEW ECONOMY -- NOTES -- 3 THE RESTRUCTURING OF AMERICAN BUSINESS -- THE NEW SHAPE OF BUSINESS -- Employment and the Small Business -- NOTES -- 4 GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY -- GLOBALIZATION AND ORGANIZED LABOR -- GLOBALIZATION, POPULATION, AND EMPLOYMENT -- NOTES -- 5 DOWNSIZING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- DOWNSIZING IN THE PRIVATE-SECTOR -- THE IMPACT OF DOWNSIZING -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- NOTES -- 6 THE DECLINE OF CORPORATE PATERNALISM -- FROM CORPORATE PATERNALISM TO PARTNERSHIP -- IMPLICATIONS FOR OLDER WORKERS -- NOTES -- 7 RESTRUCTURING THE WORKFORCE -- GROWTH OF THE NONSTANDARD WORKFORCE -- FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROCESS -- SELF-EMPLOYMENT -- IMPLICATIONS -- NOTES -- 8 DOWNWAGING THE WORKFORCE -- THE ECONOMIC STATE OF WORKING AMERICA -- THE EARNINGS LADDER -- HAVE REAL WAGES DECLINED FOR MOST AMERICANS? -- THE LABOR MARKET -- IMPLICATIONS -- NOTES -- 9 THE QUESTION OF THE MINIMUM WAGE -- THE ORIGINS OF THE MINIMUM WAGE -- THE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE MINIMUM WAGE -- WHO BENEFITS FROM THE MINIMUM WAGE? -- DOES ANYONE LOSE FROM MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES? -- WILL A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT?25 -- THE MINIMUM WAGE AS A PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 10 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REVISITED -- THE SHIFT TOWARD A NEW RESPONSIBILITY -- NOTES -- 11 NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICIES -- NOTES -- 12 NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICIES -- FISCAL POLICY -- MONETARY POLICY -- TRADE POLICY -- NOTES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- BOOKS -- ARTICLES AND REPORTS -- INDEX -- About the Author. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The political economy of work in the 21st century |
| ISBN: | 979-84-00-69802-6 |
| 0-313-01178-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910829153503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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