Where Bad Jobs Are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies

by Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly

Retail is now the largest employer in the United States. For the most part, retail jobs are "bad jobs" characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. However, labor experts Fran?oise Carr? and Chris Tilly show that these conditions are not inevitable. In Where Bad Jobs Are Better, they investigate retail work across different industries and seven countries to demonstrate that better retail jobs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871548615
• ISBN13: 9780871548610
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"