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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

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This book is the story of my life
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Essayist and cultural critic Barbara Ehrenreich has always specialized in turning received wisdom on its head with intelligence, clarity, and verve. With some 12 million women being pushed into the labor market by welfare reform, she decided to do some good old-fashioned journalism and find out just how they were going to survive on the wages of the unskilled--at $6 to $7 an hour, only half of what is considered a living wage. So she did what millions of Americans do, she looked for a job and a place to live, worked that job, and tried to make ends meet.

As a waitress in Florida, where her name is suddenly transposed to "girl," trailer trash becomes a demographic category to aspire to with rent at $675 per month. In Maine, where she ends up working as both a cleaning woman and a nursing home assistant, she must first fill out endless pre-employment tests with trick questions such as "Some people work better when they're a little bit high." In Minnesota, she works at Wal-Mart under the repressive surveillance of men and women whose job it is to monitor her behavior for signs of sloth, theft, drug abuse, or worse. She even gets to experience the humiliation of the urine test.

So, do the poor have survival strategies unknown to the middle class? And did Ehrenreich feel the "bracing psychological effects of getting out of the house, as promised by the wonks who brought us welfare reform?" Nah. Even in her best-case scenario, with all the advantages of education, health, a car, and money for first month's rent, she has to work two jobs, seven days a week, and still almost winds up in a shelter. As Ehrenreich points out with her potent combination of humor and outrage, the laws of supply and demand have been reversed. Rental prices skyrocket, but wages never rise. Rather, jobs are so cheap as measured by the pay that workers are encouraged to take as many as they can. Behind those trademark Wal-Mart vests, it turns out, are the borderline homeless. With her characteristic wry wit and her unabashedly liberal bent, Ehrenreich brings the invisible poor out of hiding and, in the process, the world they inhabit--where civil liberties are often ignored and hard work fails to live up to its reputation as the ticket out of poverty. --Lesley Reed

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Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon discovered that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generositya land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate strategies for survival. Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book is changing the way America perceives its working poor.

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This book is the story of my life.......2007-06-06

It was nice to read something that so finely illustrated what my family has gone through. The only reason I'm not working at Wal-Mart and barely eeking by right now is that I'm in school and barely eeking by. This book should be required reading, especially by people who think that the poor wouldn't be so bad off if they just had jobs. And some folks wonder why the economic divide in this country is becoming so huge.

Henry Garf review.......2007-06-04

Barbara Ehrenreich goes well into the life of Americans just barely getting by (or not) in America, working one to two jobs on minimum wage. She explores the economic hardships and problems our country faces, not to mention the extreme poverty and work that goes unnoticed everyday. Her story of how she coped with the struggle to survive in America on such low wage jobs and so much work was an eye-opening testimony to how this country must change and how hard it is struggling right now. Nickel and Dimed was a great read for anyone and everyone and will change the way you think the next time you go stay at a hotel or eat at the local diner.

A Must Read For Every American!.......2007-06-01

Every American should read this book and think about it every time they are waited on in the retail or service industries. A witty, yet troubling view of conditions that many working Americans face every day. You will be inspired to find out more about this issue.

Wow. Someone kicked the hornet's nest........2007-05-29

I've been reading the reviews of this book and I've been a bit surprised at the outrage. Mostly the outrage at the author, rather than the subject matter of the book.

Ehrenreich can write. She's got a way with words, can tell a story. Every now and then, she has a tendency to drop in a word like 'postprandial', completely unnecessarily, to remind you she's got a Ph.D. in Biology, but otherwise, I liked her style.

The book reminded me, in a bad way, of all the minimum wage (and lower) jobs I've worked in the past, the physical wearing-down, the total suck of dealing with Management, the need to get outside and just look at the world when the day's over.

What really struck me reading this book was the difficulty the author had finding affordable housing. I felt bad for her coworkers who were working hard and still couldn't afford their own places, some of them living in vehicles.

As for the complaints I've read in other reviews about how Ehrenreich's experience wasn't 'the real thing' because she kept her car, insisted on living alone and had a nice little nest egg to start with. Well, she was upfront about all of those things when she wrote the book. She didn't try to hide those facts or make herself out to be tougher than she is.

But...there were the things she didn't acknowledge, but were there if you read between the lines. At one point in the book, she has to ask for assistance to get food. Yet, she always seems to have money for cigarettes. That, I found a little odd. Especially when she was working as a maid (been there, done that). Hello, it's hard physical labor. Why would you want to make it harder on yourself by inhaling fumes that negatively affect your ability to take in oxygen and perform physically?

The other thing: when she moves to a new city, she gets two job offers: one in the plumbing department of a hardware store, paying $10 an hour, another at Wal-Mart, working for less. She glosses over her reasons for going with Wal-Mart, but they were pretty obvious to me. She went for the easier job. At the hardware store, she would have had to *learn* about plumbing and interact with customers. The Wal-Mart job involved picking up discarded clothes and re-hanging them. She did not have to interact with customers, nor did she have to handle money. And if you work in retail, those are the two big sources of stress. She took an easy job...and then complained about how hard it was. And, reading between the lines in her book, she only worked in that nursing home for 3 days (2 weekends). Three days is hardly enough to get any sort of feel for a job, yet the way she writes about it, you would have thought she'd been there for months.

One other thing: When she went looking for work, she didn't try to think outside the box. She figured, with no experience and a high school education, her choices were: maid, waitress, sales assistant. There are jobs out there which provide free accommodation and which do not require any sort of education. When I worked as a zookeeper, my accommodation came with the job and one of my co-workers had a Grade 5 education. Another one hadn't finished high school. I have a friend who worked as a groom at a racetrack (again, no education required for that). She sometimes slept in a stall. It's far easier to save money if your accommodation comes with your job. But I guess, the author had no desire to really push herself and learn skills on the job. For that, I deleted a star from the review.

Otherwise, the book was an engaging, thoughtful read.

An Important Book That's Also an Easy Read.......2007-05-25

I wish everyone who has ever said, "anyone who works hard and tries can become something in America" would read this book. It's bad and getting worse. The very idea that you can live on $5.15 an hour (the current federal minimum wage) is absolutely ludicrous! It takes nearly three times that amount just to stay alive- much less prosper. Even if one has enough foods stamps for their food, it takes at least $9.60 an hour just to live- and that is ON WELFARE! Read this book.

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William H. Holley , Kenneth M. Jennings , and Roger S. Wolters
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: Cases, Practice, and Law (8th Edition)

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The eighth edition of this best-selling book continues to provide readers with a realistic picture of actual collective bargaining and labor relations situations drawn from the authors' considerable experiences. Sections of actual labor agreements as well as arbitration cases and decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the courts illustrate and emphasize contemporary issues of collective bargaining and labor relations. Experts in the fields of labor law and arbitration have contributed “tips” on how the concepts in the book can actually be applied. In addition to covering history and law, workplace challenges, the collective bargaining process, and labor contracts, major features of this new edition include expanded coverage of public sector labor relations, international collective bargaining issues, union organizing and avoidance strategies, and collective bargaining in professional sports. Because of its comprehensive coverage and excellent resource material, this book is an excellent reference for human resource directors, labor relations directors, personnel directors, and labor negotiators.

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My first textbook order from Amazon.......2007-01-11

This is the first time I have order a textbook online. My experience was awesome. I received my order in a timely manner. The textbook was in outstanding condition. This text consisted of labor law material along with various labor law cases and procedures. I just order another book I am awaiting for the early arrival of this text.
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Fairly good - Not excellent.......2004-11-19

I just took a college level class in which we used this book as the textbook. There is a lot of good information inside which provides a good introduction to the novice on how the process of collective bargaining works. It begins with the history of how it started and continues through the specific issues that collective bargaining entails. There is even a copy of the National Labor Relations Act in the back of the book.

There are some rough spots that should be worked out in the next edition however. Sometimes I found myself lost in the verbage that the author chose to use and had no idea what the point had been. The case studies at the ends of the chapters have no solutions, they ask questions of you and then leave you - a novice - to flounder with no professional direction in the event - which is frequent - that you can't figure out the answer. And, there are some typo's in key locations which end up disproving, instead of proving, the point that the author was attempting to make (very confusing.)

This text is best used in conjunction with lectures by a good professor if you want to get the most out of it.

Great Book.......2002-05-17

Great book for the novice negotiator or student.Current, easy to read, practical examples.

Concise & complete.......2002-04-11

The authors provide a complete & concise discussion of the process of collective bargaining within a general labor relations context. Many, current cases, tips from experts, and historical references help present the concepts. A solid text for the novice negotiator or interested student.

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Phenomenal
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poverty as both cause and effect

The Working Poor: Invisible in America
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The Working Poor examines the "forgotten America" where "millions live in the shadow of prosperity, in the twilight between poverty and well-being." These are citizens for whom the American Dream is out of reach despite their willingness to work hard. Struggling to simply survive, they live so close to the edge of poverty that a minor obstacle, such as a car breakdown or a temporary illness, can lead to a downward financial spiral that can prove impossible to reverse. David Shipler interviewed many such working people for this book and his profiles offer an intimate look at what it is like to be trapped in a cycle of dead-end jobs without benefits or opportunities for advancement. He shows how some negotiate a broken welfare system that is designed to help yet often does not, while others proudly refuse any sort of government assistance, even to their detriment. Still others have no idea that help is available at all.

"As a culture, the United States is not quite sure about the causes of poverty, and is therefore uncertain about the solutions," he writes. Though he details many ways in which current assistance programs could be more effective and rational, he does not believe that government alone, nor any other single variable, can solve the problem. Instead, a combination of things are required, beginning with the political will needed to create a relief system "that recognizes both the society's obligation through government and business, and the individual's obligation through labor and family." He does propose some specific steps in the right direction such as altering the current wage structure, creating more vocational programs (in both the public and private sectors), developing a fairer way to distribute school funding, and implementing basic national health care.

Prepare to have any preconceived notions about those living in poverty in America challenged by this affecting book. --Shawn Carkonen

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“Nobody who works hard should be poor in America,” writes Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler. Clear-headed, rigorous, and compassionate, he journeys deeply into the lives of individual store clerks and factory workers, farm laborers and sweat-shop seamstresses, illegal immigrants in menial jobs and Americans saddled with immense student loans and paltry wages. They are known as the working poor.

They perform labor essential to America’s comfort. They are white and black, Latino and Asian--men and women in small towns and city slums trapped near the poverty line, where the margins are so tight that even minor setbacks can cause devastating chain reactions. Shipler shows how liberals and conservatives are both partly right–that practically every life story contains failure by both the society and the individual. Braced by hard fact and personal testimony, he unravels the forces that confine people in the quagmire of low wages. And unlike most works on poverty, this book also offers compelling portraits of employers struggling against razor-thin profits and competition from abroad. With pointed recommendations for change that challenge Republicans and Democrats alike, The Working Poor stands to make a difference.

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Phenomenal.......2007-05-14

If you've ever taken pause to consider what makes the world go round as it relates to commercial or economic pursuits, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

It's a great start, but...........2007-03-08

Let me start by saying what I liked and appreciated about this book before I go on to say what I didn't. First of all, it's great that most of the focus has been placed on individual families and circumstances. He's not just rattling off statistics; he's actually taking you to the living rooms and workplaces of real human beings and for the most part letting them tell their own story. It is also clear that Shipler does not have a political agenda; he acknowledges the failings of both the left and right to address this issue on pretty equal terms. The author is not blaming the individuals in question entirely for their situations, nor is he completely blaming society or "the system;" rather, he shows in an extrodinarily clear and sober manner the variety of circumstances which cause poverty and which continually leave those afflicted in its grasp.

The main problem that I have with this book is that I feel it left out a lot of people and a lot of problems that could have easily been addressed. For one, most of the people in the book are urban minorities, and that seems to be where most of the focus lies. There's not a lot of emphasis on the rural poor (with the notable exception of migrant farm workers) among whom circumstances are quite different and in many ways even harder than those of the urban poor. In addition, Shipler is constantly noting the lack of education among poor people but doesn't ever mention the fact that ever-rising and insane tuition costs prevent many perfectly capable *middle-class* people of getting to college in the first place, thus rendering them just as poor as the people who started out that way. (Financial aid actually favors the very poor, and the middle class are often left in the limbo of "too much income to qualify, not enough money to pay out of pocket" and the only way to go is through financially crippling student loans.)

I also wanted to say something about the Earned Income Credit, because it is something that Shipler thoroughly sings the praises of throughout the book. First of all, it's not that easy to get it. As a personal example, from 1999-2005, even though I made hardly any money and should have qualified, I did not because I was under 25 (a stipulation that Shipler neglects to mention.) This year, I am 25, but I still did not qualify because I had gotten married. (Which is another big issue Shipler neglects to mention: the marriage penalty.) If you are married you have to make an absurdly low amount of money to qualify, so if you both work full time like good Americans without taking any other government money (which you wouldn't qualify for anyway unless you have children), even if you both make minimun wage and are barely scraping by, you still wouldn't qualify. So it's really not the panacea that he makes it out to be.

There are a lot of other relevant issues that Shipler never brings up. For example, why does someone who makes $15,000 per year have to pay the same percentage of their income to Social Security as someone who makes $75,000 per year? What about all those people on Social Security, anyway? Why are people without health insurance forced to pay for someone else's Medicare? Why doesn't a high school diploma mean anything anymore? There are a billion questions that, as a poor person, I wanted answers to, which is the very reason I bought this book. But there is so much emphasis in here about one very specific type of poor person (urban minority female with way too many children) who also happens to be the most stereotypical kind of poor person, without giving everyone else who is struggling to survive a very equal voice. But like I said at the beginning, this book is a good starting point. If you are poor, or have ever been poor, you may not get as much out of it as a wealthier person. If you have a lot of money or are otherwise quite comfortable financially, please read this book. It may not give you the entire picture of poverty in America, but it will put a real human face on the problem.

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS!.......2007-01-28

This should be required reading for everyone in this country. This book does what "Nickle and Dimed" could only dream of doing. This is not some man just trying on poverty to see how it feels. Shipler gets down to the bare bones of poverty and details the web of causes and effects. Speaking as someone that's been to hell and back when it comes to poverty this book was spot on in detailing the vast array of circumstances that all rely on and influence each other. He does well to point out that poverty is a mix of bad circumstances and bad choices and that it's all a painful cycle. He also does a great job at illustrating the way the working poor live not only paycheck to paycheck, but crisis to crisis and disconnect notice to disconnect notice.
Not only does Shipler highlight all the gritty details of the life of the working poor he outlines very reasonable and more importantly POSSIBLE solutions to combat poverty. His solutions are more common sense and can be done if everyone gets on board to recognize the problem and agree to work on solving it.
We will never get rid of poverty, some people will always make the negative choices that keep them poor. But there is no excuse for such a wealthy country to build it's empire on the backs of the poor and then refuse to let them in the door.
Read this book, then pass it on. You will learn more than you ever thought you could about the people that you never thought to notice.

Horatio Alger Is Dead.......2007-01-21

Unless, perhaps, you're in entertainment or technology. By sticking with his subjects, earning their respect and engaging in painstaking research, David Shipler has connected the dots in "The Working Poor" to give us a comprehensive, emotionally powerful synopsis of the multiple causes of poverty in America. Using the life narratives of diverse subjects (all but one of whom I found entirely sympathetic), Shipler rarely points fingers but instead explains how a combination of his subjects' family histories and character traits, relative lack of formal education, living conditions, incessant agonizing over work-parenting balance, and minimal to nonexistent cash flow collide with varying policies within the public and private sectors along with the employers, coworkers and bureaucrats with whom they deal.

Reading Shipler's research, it is clear there is no "one size fits all" solution to the condition of the working poor. For that reason, the author's concise summary of key policy debates can be excused. This book is meant to elicit thought first, then understanding, then action.

Based on my own interactions with the working poor and after having read this moving work, I offer the following observations:

1) More free classes on parenting skills are needed to help create a better environment for at-risk infants and young people.

2) Government must step up its commitment to clean, safe, affordable housing in new and innovative ways. Too much is spent on defense and not enough on domestic programs. Affordable housing needs additional support from both the legislative and executive branches at the Federal and State levels. Homeownership education programs for first-time homebuyers appear in good supply, but the stock of accessible housing needs work.

3) Free financial literacy instruction in the vernacular of the street or in an immigrant's native tongue must be widely offered. Stock market board games sponsored by local companies in high schools sound nice but don't address the proper issues - needs versus wants, saving versus spending, developing a budget, etc.

4) Reading is a core foundation. "Reading aloud" and reading instruction at the preschool level is essential. It helps develop a core competency, and it (hopefully) demonstrates that someone cares.

5) Customized bundles of social services delivered by a local coalition of volunteers, nonprofits and for-profits should increasingly be built into new housing supply. Bring parenting, financial literacy, housing maintenance, etc., skills to at-risk individuals and families where they live. Gather a (somewhat) captive audience in familiar, non-threatening surroundings. The "community stability" aspect of affordable housing is starting to catch on, and this trend must be encouraged.

6) Reform school funding formulas to make the calibre of instruction more equitable across districts.

7) Place the snowballing cry for universal access to college education in the proper perspective. Where should finite government resources go - to support vulnerable children getting started in life or to those more ready to enter the halls of ivy? Fund the sons and daughters of the working poor first, and let them find their way. They may find their way through JobsCorps, an apprenticeship or some other route; perhaps college. Let's not put the cart before the horse.

Just recently, a middle-aged woman among the working poor whom I know, doing well in her job, was presented by her employer with the opportunity to open a 401K as her year-end bonus. The employer assumed this would be a good way to help her save. Her response? She needed money for new tires for her old car, and she needed it now. The employer ended up providing this woman with a scaled-back bonus and a starter 401K. Several weeks later, my friend left her car keys in the ignition as she ran into a convenience store. When she returned, she found the car gone. Reporting the incident to the police, she was cited for a section of the municipal code that states motorists may not leave keys in the ignition, and she was promptly fined $100. She wanted to fight this misdemeanor but said she couldn't afford a lawyer. A friend gave her the $100 to pay her fine. She has more recently declared bankruptcy. Her only vice is smoking.

Shipler is right on the money. We are facing a class epidemic in America. The first line of defense in this fight may not be government. It may simply be a growing number of fellow Americans who bother to take the extra five or ten minutes necessary to read to a child, caution a parent on his or her attitudes, run down the street and buy basic groceries, or make a forgivable loan. Micro, then macro. Macro may take too long.

poverty as both cause and effect.......2007-01-18

As a relative latecomer to the Gospel (he converted on the road to Damascus about the year 35 AD), the Apostle Paul traveled to Jerusalem about fourteen years after his conversion in order to present his credentials to the original group of Apostles. He needed their imprimatur, and indeed received what he calls "the right hand of fellowship" from the movement's leaders. Recalling this trip in his letter to the Galatian believers, Paul tells us something fascinating about the first followers of Jesus. What did they require of Paul? "All they asked was that we should remember the poor" (Galatians 2:10).

Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler has written a passionate book about the poor. One measure of a society, and certainly of Christianity, is its care for the weak, the vulnerable and the poor. Shipler focuses on a special sort of poor, not the destitute but what he calls the "working poor." These are the people we pass every day who make our American way of life possible. They clean our office buildings at night, serve us at restaurants, repair our cars, sew our designer garments, handpick our fresh produce, and so on.

The challenges this substantial part of our population face are immense, complex, and interrelated: "A run-down apartment can exacerbate a child's asthma, which leads to a call for an ambulance, which generates a medical bill that cannot be paid, which ruins a credit record, which hikes the interest rate on an auto loan, which forces the purchase of an unreliable used car, which jeopardizes a mother's punctuality at work, which limits her promotions and earning capacity, which confines her to poor housing" (p. 11).

Shipler avoids blaming the liberal left or the conservative right. Poverty is a cause of problems and the result of problems. The solution? In his final chapter he focuses on "skill and will." The resources and skill to help the poor are generally present, but what we lack, he laments, is the political will to prioritize care for the poor. In a culture which prizes and praises getting ahead, Shipler offers an eloquent call to care for those among us who have been left behind.

Delivering Project Excellence With the Statement of Work

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Solid Book !.......2004-11-17

Mr. Martin did a magnificent job explaining what an SOW is and when it should be created. He also explains in detail the creation of an SOW and how it applies to the government and private business sectors. If you are familiar with SOW's you can skip Chapters 1-3 and dive into Chapter 4. I strongly recommend Chapter 5-7.

Chapter 1: Defining the Statement of Work
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Chapter 3: When to Do an SOW
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Types of SOW's and When They Apply

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Chapter 5: Building the SOW foundation
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Chapter 6: Framing the SOW
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Chapter 7: Finalizing the SOW
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(this chapter breaks down the examples included on the CD)

Chapter 9: Managing Change to the SOW
The importance of Managing Change
Identifying When a Change Occurs
Factors to Consider in Managing Changes to the Project
Tools for Managing Change to the Project

Chapter 10: Selling the Importance and Benefits of the SOW

I would have preferred a variety of SOWS on the included CD giving examples of different types of projects. The templates that are included on CD were helpful. I was able to immediately use the template for one of my projects. I was very satisfied with my purchase.

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy (8th Edition)

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Nice book
A very interesting textbook about labor economics
A helpful and informative book
This book is too wordy, puts you to sleep

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy (8th Edition)
Ronald G. Ehrenberg , and Robert S. Smith
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Nice book .......2005-09-09

almost the same as the newer addition , has all the things you ned to know about labor economics

A very interesting textbook about labor economics.......2002-08-07

I was a teaching assistant in a labor economics undergraduate course in Northwestern University that used this book. I found it very interesting and full of real-world examples and discussions. The mathematical level is simple and therefore the book is accessible also to students with only little background in mathematics or economics. The exposition is clear. About half of the problems and the review questions are solved at the end of the book, making it possible for the reader to practice and test her understanding of the material. I believe that most students can understand most of the material in the book even without taking a formal course in labor economics, and therefore I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the functioning of labor markets.

A helpful and informative book.......1999-05-06

I bought this book to use for my Labor Economics class at Cornell University. My professor, Professor Smith, is a contributor to this book and it was a wonderful supplement to the lectures. The book is filled with useful information and practical applications, so its appeal is not limited to economics students, but anyone who wishes to know more about payroll taxes, policy applications, work incentives and the like. This easy-to-understand book benefited me a lot and I would recommend its use to other courses in labor economics at other colleges and universities.

This book is too wordy, puts you to sleep.......1999-04-04

I bought this book for my economics class at Dartmouth College, but it was a horrible book. The text is wordy, verbose, too long. A lot of times, there are unnecessarily explains simple things too long. I hope all of you will find better labor economics text book.

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Without question the BEST Labor Economics text ever!
All about Labor Economics

Labor Economics
George J Borjas
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The second edition of this well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb text by one of our top Labor Economists. The author's current experience at the Kennedy School of Government allows him to incorporate new policy examples and a leaner presentation of the theory.

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Without question the BEST Labor Economics text ever!.......2002-12-19

This is truly an amazing work, which shows so many models of labor market phenomena at the undergraduate level that an undergraduate's economics education is incomplete without it. This book is essential reading for both undergraduates and policymakers who want to learn labor economics, economics in general, or have a deeper understanding of public policy issues. The best features are its unmatched explanations of human capital models, labor market discrimination models, and labor union models -- which will change the way you think of these issues and give deeper understanding. The book is both concise, deep, a quick and fun read, and makes Nobel-prize winning material accessible to any undergraduate or policy maker.

All about Labor Economics.......2001-07-30

George Borjas in this book deal the basic of de Labor Economics, it's very usefull for the pre-grade student and it's preleminary to introduce in the labor world (academic). It's good but it's necesary to complement with anothers advanced books for a improve vision.

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy (9th Edition)

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Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy (9th Edition)
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Thick, slighly interesting, required

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Labor Relations: Development, Structure, Processes discusses the history and development of labor relations, the structure of union organizations, union organizing and union avoidance, bargaining issues, and the process of negotiations and contract administration. As a result of decreasing union membership over the last twenty years, more material in the book addresses employee relations in nonunion organizations including examples of both cooperative and adversarial relationships.

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Thick, slighly interesting, required.......2007-05-10

I can only assume that the vast majority of you ordering this book are for college. I can't imagine anyone ordering it for fun. Basically, its a great college book. Not confusing, in good order and logical.

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