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The Betrayal of Work

How Low-wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans And Their Families

Beth Shulman
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Pages
255
Year
2011
Language
English
Publisher
The New Press

About

Following its initial publication, the critically acclaimed Betrayal of Work became one of the most influential policy books about economic life in America; it was discussed in the pages of Newsweek, Business Week, Fortune, the Washington Post, Newsday, and USA Today, as well as in public policy journals and in broadcast interviews, including a one-on-one with Bill Moyers on PBS's NOW. Beth Shulman's powerfully argued book offers a full program to address the injustice faced by the 30 million Americans who work full time but do not make a living wage. This edition includes a new afterword that intervenes in the post-election debate by arguing that low-wage work is an urgent moral issue of our time.

Related Subjects

  • Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Political Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General (Labor)
  • Labor
  • Business & Economics
  • General (Sociology)
  • Sociology
  • Social Science

Reviews

"The Betrayal of Work is the perfect accompaniment to Nickel and Dimed. I wish I'd written it myself!"
Barbara Ehrenreich
"[Shulman] specifically outlines how structural changes in the economy may be achieved, thus expanding opportunities for all Americans."
Harvard Business School
"Shulman's slim and graceful book is a model combination of compelling portraiture, common sense, and understated conviction."
James K. Galbraith, American Prospect

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