All I Want Is a Job!: Unemployed Women Navigating the Public Workforce System Contributor(s): Gatta, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804781338 ISBN-13: 9780804781336 Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
Dewey: 331.413 |
LCCN: 2013047793 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 168 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: All I Want is a Job! chronicles and analyzes the experiences of unemployed women as they navigate public workforce system and struggle to survive unemployment during the great recession. Weaving together interviews with the unemployed and the "street-level bureaucrats" who service them, as well as her own experience going undercover in the system, Mary Gatta brings to light the realities of American workforce policy and how it must change in today's economy. |