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The disposable American : layoffs and their consequences /

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An 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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Uchitelle, Louis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Employees > Dismissal of > United States.
Displaced workers > United States.
Unemployed > United States.
Downsizing of organizations > United States.
Plant shutdowns > United States.

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