Degraded work : the struggle at the bottom of the labor market / Marc Doussard.

Author/creator Doussard, Marc
Format Book
PublicationMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Descriptionxvii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents New inequalities : the deterioration of local-serving industries -- Beyond low wages : the problem of degraded work -- The city that sweats work : growth and inequality in post-fordist Chicago -- Oases in the midst of deserts : how food retailers thrive in disinvested neighborhoods -- "They're happy to have a job" : mid-size supermarkets and degraded work -- Building degradation : dangerous work and falling pay during a construction boom -- A perfectly flexible workforce : day labor in a precarious industry -- New answers to new problems : the creative work of reversing degradation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index.
LCCN 2013010386
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