America works : the exceptional U.S. labor market / Richard B. Freeman.

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Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9781610442176
1610442172

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: America works.DDC classification:

331.10973 22

LOC classification:

HD5724 .F734 2007

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83.61

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Contents:

The US market-driven labor system -- When markets drive outcomes -- Distribution matters -- Why Americans work and work -- Where have all the unions gone-- long time passing? -- Regulating the unregulated market -- Management in the driver's seat -- The great doubling: is your job going to Bombay or Beijing? -- Helping the invisible hand do better.

Review: "The U.S. labor market is the most laissez faire of any developed nation, with a weak social safety net and little government regulation compared to Europe or Japan. Some economists point to this hands-off approach as the source of America's low unemployment and high per-capita income. But the stagnant living standards and rising economic insecurity many Americans now face take some of the luster off the U.S. model. In America Works, economist Richard B. Freeman reveals how U.S. policies have created a labor market remarkable both for its dynamism and its disparities." "America Works takes readers on a tour of America's exceptional labor market, comparing the economic institutions and performance of the United States to the economies of Europe and other wealthy countries."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and index.

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"The U.S. labor market is the most laissez faire of any developed nation, with a weak social safety net and little government regulation compared to Europe or Japan. Some economists point to this hands-off approach as the source of America's low unemployment and high per-capita income. But the stagnant living standards and rising economic insecurity many Americans now face take some of the luster off the U.S. model. In America Works, economist Richard B. Freeman reveals how U.S. policies have created a labor market remarkable both for its dynamism and its disparities." "America Works takes readers on a tour of America's exceptional labor market, comparing the economic institutions and performance of the United States to the economies of Europe and other wealthy countries."--Jacket

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