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Good jobs America : making work better for everyone / Paul Osterman and Beth Shulman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osterman, Paul, author.
- Shulman, Beth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor market--United States.
- Labor market.
- Wages--United States.
- Wages.
- Industrial relations--United States.
- Industrial relations.
- Working class--United States.
- Working class.
- Work--United States.
- Work.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- America confronts a jobs crisis that has two faces.The first is obvious when we read the newspapers or talk with our friends and neighbors: there are simply not enough jobs to go around.The second jobs crisis is more subtle but no less serious: far too many jobs fall below the standard that most Americans would consider decent work.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Myths about the low-wage job market: clearing the underbrush
- Do you get what you deserve? The role of education and skill
- How firms think
- Employment standards
- Voice and power
- Working with firms to upgrade work
- Job quality on the ground: the story of green jobs
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-756-5
- OCLC:
- 861793301
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