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Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: The Rise of Polarized and Precarious Employment Systems in the United States, 1970s-2000s

2011 American Sociological Association ;ISBN: 9780871544315 ;ISBN: 0871544318 ;EISBN: 1610447476 ;EISBN: 9781610447478 ;OCLC: 937405095 ;LCCallNum: HD5724.K35 2011

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  • Title:
    Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: The Rise of Polarized and Precarious Employment Systems in the United States, 1970s-2000s
  • Author: Kalleberg, Arne L
  • Subjects: Employment policy ; Income inequality ; Industrial management ; Job security ; Labor market ; Labor supply ; Labour law ; Labour market ; Labour supply ; Manpower policy ; OECD countries ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Quality of work life ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; U.S.A ; United States ; Working life
  • Description: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs provides an insightful analysis of how and why precarious employment is gaining ground in the labor market and the role these developments have played in the decline of the middle class. Kalleberg shows that by the 1970s, government deregulation, global competition, and the rise of the service sector gained traction, while institutional protections for workers—such as unions and minimum-wage legislation—weakened. Together, these forces marked the end of postwar security for American workers. The composition of the labor force also changed significantly; the number of dual-earner families increased, as did the share of the workforce comprised of women, non-white, and immigrant workers. Of these groups, blacks, Latinos, and immigrants remain concentrated in the most precarious and low-quality jobs, with educational attainment being the leading indicator of who will earn the highest wages and experience the most job security and highest levels of autonomy and control over their jobs and schedules. Kalleberg demonstrates, however, that building a better safety net—increasing government responsibility for worker health care and retirement, as well as strengthening unions—can go a long way toward redressing the effects of today’s volatile labor market. There is every reason to expect that the growth of precarious jobs—which already make up a significant share of the American job market—will continue. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs deftly shows that the decline in U.S. job quality is not the result of fluctuations in the business cycle, but rather the result of economic restructuring and the disappearance of institutional protections for workers. Only government, employers and labor working together on long-term strategies—including an expanded safety net, strengthened legal protections, and better training opportunities—can help reverse this trend.
  • Publisher: Chicago: Russell Sage Foundation
  • Creation Date: 2011
  • Format: 312
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780871544315
    ISBN: 0871544318
    EISBN: 1610447476
    EISBN: 9781610447478
    OCLC: 937405095
    LCCallNum: HD5724.K35 2011
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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