Cut loose : jobless and hopeless in an unfair economy

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Label

Cut loose : jobless and hopeless in an unfair economy

Title remainder

jobless and hopeless in an unfair economy

Statement of responsibility

Victor Tan Chen

Creator

• Chen, Victor Tan, 1976-

Author

• Chen, Victor Tan, 1976-

Subject

• Automobile industry workers -- Canada -- Case studies
• Unemployed -- Canada
• United States -- Economic conditions
• Canada -- Social conditions
• Unemployed -- United States
• Automobile industry workers -- United States -- Case studies
• Canada -- Economic conditions
• United States -- Social conditions

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment, increasingly unlikely to get another good job in their lifetimes. Based on a careful crossnational comparison, "Cut Loose" describes the experiences of American and Canadian unemployed workers and the impact of the different social policies meant to help them. It focuses on a historically important group: autoworkers. Their well-paid factory jobs built a strong middle class in the decades after World War II. But today, they find themselves lost and beleaguered in a changed economy of greater inequality and risk, one that favors the well-educated--or well-connected. Their declining fortunes tell us something about what the white-collar workforce should expect in the years ahead, as job-killing technologies and the shipping of work overseas take away even more good jobs. Their frustrating experiences with retraining question whether education is really the cure-all it is made out to be. And their grim prospects in the job market reveal today's frenzied competition and harsh culture of judgment that has trickled down to a group long known for its strong belief in equality. "Cut Loose" provides a poignant look at how the long-term unemployed struggle in today's unfair economy to support their families, rebuild their lives, and cope with shame and self-blame. Yet it is also a call to action--a blueprint for a new kind of politics, one that offers a measure of grace in a society of ruthless advancement."--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

CU-S/DLC

Dewey number

331.13/70973

Index

index present

LC call number

HD5724

LC item number

.C4896 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography