The Overworked American

Schor, Juliet

ISBN 10 : 046505434X ISBN 13 : 9780465054343

Editeur : Basic Books, 1993

Synopsis

The Overworked America This study looks at the decline of leisure time and the reasons for this decline - mainly the historical preference of employers for longer hours. In the last 20 years, the average working American has seen his or her working hours increase by the equivalent of one month a year. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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?

Biographie de l'auteur :

Juliet Schor is associate professor of economics at Harvard University

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 046505434X
• ISBN 13: 9780465054343
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 270