New Rules for a New Economy: Employment and Opportunity in Post-Industrial America
Herzenberg, Stephen A.; Etc.; Alic, John A. (Adjunct Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies, Usa); Wial, Howard (Keys
Three quarters of the American workforce is now employed in services, a substantial portion in low-paying, dead-end jobs. Can the service economy do as well by the American worker as the old manufacturing economy? Can the widely shared prosperity that accompanied steady increases in productivity and performance in manufacturing be replicated in the services? They can and they will, the authors of this timely book contend, but only if outmoded policies and practices are brought into line with the new economy. New Rules for a New Economy explains why this must be accomplished and how we can start.
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Unusual in providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective that is grounded in detailed case research, this book points the way to a better future, not just for elite knowledge workers but for everyone.
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New Rules for a New Economy is long overdue. Authors Herzenberg, Alie, and Wial deliver a keenly perceptive study, ... Read more