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100 1 $aUchitelle, Louis.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005057083
245 14 $aThe disposable American :$blayoffs and their consequences /$cLouis Uchitelle.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bKnopf,$c2006.
300 $axi, 283 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-270) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction - myths that blind -- $g1.$tThe Stanley works -- $g2.$tThe rise of steady work -- $g3.$tRetraining the mechanics - but for what? -- $g4.$tThe shock, part 1 -- $g5.$tThe shock, part 2 -- $g6.$tDismantling job security, 1977 to 1997 -- $g7.$tA green light from Clinton -- $g8.$tThe consequences - undoing sanity -- $g9.$tSolutions.
520 1 $a"Uchitelle makes clear the ways in which layoffs are counterproductive, rarely promoting efficiency or profitability in the long term. He explains how our acquiescence encourages wasteful mergers, outsourcing, the shifting of production abroad, the loss of union protection, and wage stagnation. He argues against our ongoing public policy - inaugurated by Ronald Reagan and embraced by every president since - of subsidizing retraining for jobs that, in fact, do not exist. He breaks new ground in documenting the failure of these policies and in describing the significant psychological damage that the trauma of a layoff inevitably inflicts, even on those soon reemployed." "While recognizing that in today's global economy some layoffs must occur, the author argues that government must step in with policies that encourage companies to restrict layoffs and must generate jobs to supplement the present shortfall. There are specific recommendations for achieving these goals and arguments that workers, business, and the nation will benefit as a result."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aEmployees$xDismissal of$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008119424
650 0 $aDisplaced workers$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009123515
650 0 $aUnemployed$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113081
650 0 $aDownsizing of organizations$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009123516
650 0 $aPlant shutdowns$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010106536
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005044423-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005044423-d.html
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