University of Kabianga

The disposable American : layoffs and their consequences /

Uchitelle, Louis.

The disposable American : layoffs and their consequences / Louis Uchitelle ; [with a new afterword]. - 1st Vintage Books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 2007. - xi, 287 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Myths that bind -- The Stanley works -- The rise of steady work -- Retraining the mechanics--but for what? -- The shock, part 1 -- The shock, part 2 -- Dismantling job security, 1977-1997 -- A green light from Clinton -- The consequences--undoing sanity -- Solutions.

9781400034338 (pbk.)

2007277874


Employees--Dismissal of--United States.
Displaced workers--United States.
Unemployed--United States.
Downsizing of organizations--United States.
Plant shutdowns--United States.

HD5708.55.U6 / U34 2007

331.13/730973