The overworked American : the unexpected decline of leisure
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The overworked American : the unexpected decline of leisure
BasicBooks, c1992
- : pbk
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
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"Preface to the paperback edition copyright c1993"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 219-234
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per year,a dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are we,unlike every other industrialized Western nation,repeatedly "choosing" money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?
Table of Contents
* The Overworked American * Time Squeeze: The Extra Month of Work * A Life at Hard Labor: Capitalism and Working Hours * Overwork in the Household * The Insidious Cycle of Work-and-Spend * Exiting the Squirrel Cage
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