Laid Off, Laid Low: Political and Economic Consequences of Employment Insecurity

Book Overview

Laid Off, Laid Low provides a sobering portrait of the ailing American labor system and the social and political consequences of increasing job insecurity. It proves that the health of the labor market is not a transitory issue brought low by the factors of recession, but a serious concern reflecting deep structural problems in American society. In this book, economists, sociologists, and public policy and political scientists reveal how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231146051
• ISBN13: 9780231146050
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"