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- The profit paradox : How thriving firms threaten the future of work / by Eeckhout, Jan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The origins of market power -- The harmful consequences of market power -- The future of work and finding solutions."A book on why most things are more expensive or lower quality, and why we're all still working long hours for the same or lower wages. Does it ever seem like most things you buy are more expensive or not as good as they once were, or both? Does it ever seem odd that, despite having access to much better communication and cheaper transportation, we're all working just as many hours and for the same wages as workers decades ago? Well, we now know you're not wrong to wonder about these things. In recent years, economists have been documenting how most of the gains from technology and globalization have been going to an increasingly concentrated number of huge businesses, at the expense of consumers and workers. Prices are higher and wages are lower. The reason is market power. One of the first to authoritatively document the rise of market power was Jan Eeckhout. In this book, he will explain for a general audience how large firms have faced increasingly little competition, allowing them to charge higher prices than they otherwise could. And how we, as consumers, pay more for many goods and services-"everything from a bottle of beer to a flight to Houston to our grandmother's prosthetic hip." As a result, business profits have soared since 1980, and just a few "mega firms" dominate the marketplace. Eeckhout shows how the rise in market power has had radically negative effects on work and the lives of workers-trends that, if not reversed, may cause historical corrections in the form of wars and market collapse. Drawing on a wealth of research and the stories of working people, The Profit Paradox will explain in clear language the rise of market power, how it could change the world further if left unaddressed, and how we can tackle the problem"-- Provided by publisher.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Manpower policy.; Working class.; Labor market.;
- On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6554374 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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- Working Detroit : the making of a union town / by Babson, Steve.;
Bibliography: p. 245-246.
- Subjects: Trade-unions; Working class;
- © 1986, c1984., Wayne State University Press,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Black folk : the roots of the Black working class / by Kelley, Blair Murphy,1973-author.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtJDfQ868tqvTDBfFFpCP;
"An award-winning historian illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on her forebears. There have been countless books, articles, and televised reports in recent years about the almost mythic 'white working class,' a tide of commentary that has obscured the labor, and even the very existence, of entire groups of working people, including everyday Black workers. In this brilliant corrective, Black Folk, acclaimed historian Blair LM Kelley restores the Black working class to the center of the American story."--PublisherIncludes bibliographical references (pages 283-321) and index.Introduction: Solicitor -- Henry, a blacksmith -- Sarah at home, working on her own account -- Resistant washerwomen -- The Jeremiad of the porter -- Minnie and Bruce -- The maids of the migration -- Everything sufficient for a good life -- Conclusion: Brunell.
- Subjects: Working class African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; Labor; African Americans; Kelley, Blair Murphy, 1973-;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The jungle / by Sinclair, Upton,1878-1968.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xli]-xliii).
- Subjects: Political fiction.; Political fiction.; Lithuanian Americans; Working class; Stockyards; Immigrants;
- © 2006., Penguin Books,
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- Where we worked : a celebration of America's workers and the nation they built / by Larkin, Jack,1943-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-365) and index.Working the land -- Workshop and household -- Wrestling with nature -- Power and production -- Ordinary jobs.Presents an illustrated and evocative panorama of the experience of work and the workplace in America during the golden age of labor--from the Industrial Revolution to the monumental task of building an economic and military superpower that was able to defeat fascism and spread democracy.
- Subjects: Labor; Labor; Working class; Working class;
- © c2010., Lyons Press,
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- Good jobs America : making work better for everyone / by Osterman, Paul.; Shulman, Beth.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Myths about the low-wage job market: clearing the underbrush -- Do you get what you deserve? The role of education and skill -- How firms think -- Employment standards -- Voice and power -- Working with firms to upgrade work -- Job quality on the ground: the story of green jobs -- Conclusion.
- Subjects: Labor market; Wages; Industrial relations; Working class; Work;
- © c2011., Russell Sage Foundation,
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- Out of the jungle : Jimmy Hoffa and the remaking of the American working class / by Russell, Thaddeus.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-263) and index.
- Subjects: Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-; Labor unions; International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.;
- © 2003., Temple University Press,
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- From the folks who brought you the weekend : a short, illustrated history of labor in the United States / by Murolo, Priscilla,1949-; Chitty, A. B.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-344) and index.
- Subjects: Labor; Working class; Labor movement;
- © 2001., New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton,
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- American labor songs of the nineteenth century / by Foner, Philip Sheldon,1910-; Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress)DLC;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-334).
- Subjects: Working class; Ballads, English; Songs, English;
- © c1975., University of Illinois Press,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Upstairs downstairs : the ultimate collection. by Marsh, Jean,actor.; Atkins, Eileen,1934-; Collins, Pauline,1940-actor.; Alderton, John,1940-actor.; Owen, Meg Wynn,actor.; Jackson, Gordon,1923-1990,actor.; Down, Lesley-Anne,actor.; Williams, Simon,1946 June 16-; Langton, David,actor.; Baddeley, Angela,1904-1976,actor.; Pagett, Nicola,1945-actor.; Gurney, Rachel,1920-2001,actor.; Beeny, Christopher,actor.; Tong, Jacqueline,1951-actor.; Gordon, Hannah,actor.; Hawkesworth, John,television producer.; Shaughnessy, Alfred.; Hodson, Christopher,1929-television producer.; London Weekend Television (Firm),production company.; Sagitta Productions.; Acorn Media (Firm),film distributor.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
DVD, 4:3 full screen (some bonus material 16:9 widescreen); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (some bonus in stereo.).Upstairs downstairs: Jean Marsh, Pauline Collins, David Langton, Rachel Gurney, Gordon Jackson, Simon Williams, Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Meg Wynn-Owen, Nicola Pagett, Christopher Beeny, Jacqueline Tong, Hannah Gordon.Thomas and Sarah: Pauline Collins, John Alderton.Upstairs downstairs: Created by Sagitta Productions Ltd. in association with Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins ; a London Weekend Television colour production ; producer, John Hawkesworth.Thomas and Sarah: Created by Sagitta Productions Ltd. in association with Alfred Shaughnessy ; a London Weekend Television colour production ; produced by Christopher Hodson.Rating: Not rated.Series one (1903-1909). Disc 1. Episodes 1-3, alternate pilot episode ; Disc 2. Episodes 4-7 ; Disc 3. Episodes 8-10 ; Disc 4. Episodes 11-13 -- Series two (1908-1910). Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 ; Disc 2. Episodes 5-7 ; Disc 3. Episodes 8-10 ; Disc 4. Episodes 11-13 -- Series three (1912-1914). Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 ; Disc 2. Episodes 5-7 ; Disc 3. Episodes 8-10 ; Disc 4. Episodes 11-13 -- Series 4 (1914-1918). Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 ; Disc 2. Episodes 5-8 ; Disc 3. Episodes 9-11 ; Disc 4. Episodes 12-13 -- Series 5 (1919-1930). Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 ; Disc 2. Episodes 5-8 ; Disc 3. Episodes 9-12 ; Disc 4. Episodes 13-16 ; Disc 5. Bonus features ; [Disc 6]. The story of the costume drama, episode 1 -- Thomas and Sarah. Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 ; Disc 2. Episodes 5-7 ; Disc 3. Episodes 8-10 ; Disc 4. Episodes 11-13.The saga of the aristocratic Bellamy family and their loyal and lively servants. Real-life events from 1903-1930 are incorporated into the stories of the Bellamy household.
- Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Social classes; Aristocracy (Social class); Working class; Household employees;
- Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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