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000296952 1001_ $$aUchitelle, Louis.
000296952 24514 $$aThe disposable American :$$blayoffs and their consequences /$$cLouis Uchitelle.
000296952 250__ $$a1st ed.
000296952 260__ $$aNew York :$$bKnopf,$$c2006.
000296952 300__ $$axi, 283 p. ;$$c25 cm.
000296952 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-270) and index.
000296952 520__ $$aAn account of layoffs in America, their questionable necessity, their overuse, and their devastating impact on individuals at all income levels. Economics journalist Uchitelle explains how, in the mid-1970s, the first major layoffs, a limited response to the inroads of foreign competition, spread and multiplied, in time destroying the notion of job security and the dignity of work. The author traces the rise of job security in the United States to its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, and then the panicky U-turn. He describes the unraveling through the experiences of both executives and workers, makes clear the ways in which layoffs are counterproductive, and explains how our acquiescence encourages wasteful mergers, outsourcing, the shifting of production abroad, the loss of union protection, and wage stagnation. He argues that government must step in with policies that encourage companies to restrict layoffs and must generate jobs to supplement the present shortfall.--From publisher description.
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000296952 650_0 $$aDisplaced workers$$zUnited States.
000296952 650_0 $$aUnemployed$$zUnited States.
000296952 650_0 $$aDownsizing of organizations$$zUnited States.
000296952 650_0 $$aPlant shutdowns$$zUnited States.
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