THE DISPOSABLE AMERICAN. Layoffs and their Consequences.

Uchitelle, Louis.

ISBN 10: 1400041171 / ISBN 13: 9781400041176

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York NY 2006., 2006

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1st edition. 8vo. xi + [287pp.] Original two tone boards and d/w., very good. Signed by the author. ISBN 1400041171 US$7.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DISPOSABLE AMERICAN. Layoffs and their Consequences.
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York NY 2006.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400041171
• ISBN 13: 9781400041176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A sobering critique of the American practice of corporate layoffs examines their questionable necessity, the overuse of the practice, and their devastating repercussions for both individuals and the nation as a whole, arguing that layoffs are frequently counterproductive and encourage mergers, outsourcing, and wage stagnation. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Louis Uchitelle worked as a reporter, a foreign correspondent, and the editor of the business news department at the Associated Press before joining The New York Times in 1980. He has been writing about business, labor, and economics for the Times since 1987. He was the lead reporter for the Times series “The Downsizing of America,” which won a George Polk Award in 1996. He has taught at Columbia University and was a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York in 2002–2003. He lives with his wife, Joan, in Scarsdale, New York.