Degraded work : the struggle at the bottom of the labor market / Marc Doussard.
| Author/creator | Doussard, Marc |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | xvii, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013010386 |
| ISBN | 9780816681396 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816681392 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816681402 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816681406 (pb : alk. paper) |