The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans | 
| Author: Beth Shulman
Publisher: New Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 159558000X
Dewey Decimal Number: 331.23
EAN: 9781595580009
ASIN: 159558000X
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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The book Newsweek's Anna Quindlen said "should be required reading for every presidential candidate and member of Congress."
Following its publication in hardcover, the critically acclaimed The Betrayal of Work became one of the most influential policy books about economic life in America; it was discussed in the pages of Newsweek, Business Week, Fortune, the Washington Post, Newsday, and USA Today, as well as in public policy journals and in broadcast interviews, including a one-on-one with Bill Moyers on PBS's Now. The American Prospect's James K. Galbraith's praise was typical: "Shulman's slim and graceful book is a model combination of compelling portraiture, common sense, and understated conviction."
Beth Shulman's powerfully argued book offers a full program to address the injustice faced by the 30 million Americans who work full time but do not make a living wage. As the influential Harvard Business School newsletter put it, Shulman "specifically outlines how structural changes in the economy may be achieved, thus expanding opportunities for all Americans." This edition includes a new afterword that intervenes in the post-election debate by arguing that low-wage work is an urgent moral issue of our time.
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 A motivator for me. June 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book. Used it for one of my classes. To me it was a great motivator to extend my vision as far as I can.
 Too Many Statistics for My Taste July 11, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
It's not that the content of this book was bad . . . what the author was saying was actually quite insightful. It's just that it's non-stop statistics. I don't think she comes up for air when she writes. I feel like I'm listening to a proof-texted sermon or a Southern Baptist sermon where statistics are looked up to prove things and ripped out of context on top of it. I hate statistics. It could be because I think you can make them say anything you want. But this book is all statistics. With each paragraph usually containing at least 2 sets and then the cited article or study that it was pulled from. But the bottom line of the book is that for the gross majority of Americans, "work" is no longer something that serves them or their community . . . but they serve the corporation. It focuses on the bottom 30% of the population, but discusses every economic class. And ultimately concludes that 60 hour weeks, low salaries, no health care, little vacation, and minimum wage our destroying our country. And that we spend more money fixing the problems in hindsight than creating solutions ahead of the curve. Which I'm down with.
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