Author:
Doussard, Marc.
Imprint:Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Descriptionxvii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note:New inequalities : the deterioration of local-serving industries -- Beyond low wages : the problem of degraded work -- The city that sweats work : growth and inequality in post-fordist Chicago -- Oases in the midst of deserts : how food retailers thrive in disinvested neighborhoods -- "They're happy to have a job" : mid-size supermarkets and degraded work -- Building degradation : dangerous work and falling pay during a construction boom -- A perfectly flexible workforce : day labor in a precarious industry -- New answers to new problems : the creative work of reversing degradation.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index.
