America works
Subtitle: the exceptional U.S. labor market
By: Richard B. Freeman.
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780871542830
Subjects: Labor market -- United States
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: "A Russell Sage Foundation Centennial Volume."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: The US market-driven labor system; title: When markets drive outcomes; title: Distribution matters; title: Why Americans work and work; title: Where have all the unions gone ... long time passing?; title: Regulating the unregulated market; title: Management in the driver's seat; title: The great doubling: is your job going to Bombay or Beijing?; title: Helping the invisible hand do better.