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Discusses prosperity and how American workers are treated in society.

The author argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance skills but to certify intelligence, work ethic, and conformity. The text examines why even with better access to education there has not been a result of better jobs for the average worker, and that vocational education would be more beneficial.

There have been many benefits to automation, including affordable pricing and accessibility of goods through mass marketing, but its impact on the workforce also has the potential to cripple society. While automation saves billions of dollars for corporations, it also eliminates jobs from the workforce. Advancements in artificial intelligence mean that manufacturing jobs are not the only sector to fall victim to job displacement; experts predict that many white-collar jobs soon will be carried out by computers. In this resource, experts predict how the labor market will be restructured and how humans can successfully adapt to these changes.

"For many, the gig economy is part of everyday life: it affects how our food and groceries are delivered, our transportation options, and where we stay when we travel. But while apps like Uber tend to receive the most attention, this shift in the labor market manifests in many different ways. Essentially, it applies to anyone who forgoes traditional full-time employment for temporary or contract-based work. A wide range of viewpoints consider how the gig economy has developed, its advantages and disadvantages for both workers and consumers, and whether regulation could help ensure its growth is beneficial to all involved"--Provided by publisher.

"There have been many benefits to automation, including affordable pricing and accessibility of goods through mass marketing, but its impact on the workforce also has the potential to cripple society. While automation saves billions of dollars for corporations, it also eliminates jobs from the workforce. Advancements in artificial intelligence mean that manufacturing jobs are not the only sector to fall victim to job displacement; experts predict that many white-collar jobs soon will be carried out by computers. In this resource, experts predict how the labor market will be restructured and how humans can successfully adapt to these changes"--Amazon.

A candid assessment of why the job market is not as healthy as we thinkDon't trust low unemployment numbers as proof that the labor market is doing fine?it isn't. Not Working is about those who can?t find full-time work at a decent wage?the underemployed?and how their plight is contributing to widespread despair, a worsening drug epidemic, and the unchecked rise of right-wing populism.In this revelatory and outspoken book, David Blanchflower draws on his acclaimed work in the economics of labor and well-being to explain why today's postrecession economy is vastly different from what came before. He calls out our leaders and policymakers for failing to see the Great Recession coming, and for their continued failure to address one of the most unacknowledged social catastrophes of our time. Blanchflower shows how many workers are underemployed or have simply given up trying to find a well-paying job, how wage growth has not returned to prerecession levels despite rosy employment indicators, and how general prosperity has not returned since the crash of 2008.Standard economic measures are often blind to these forgotten workers, which is why Blanchflower practices the "economics of walking about"?seeing for himself how ordinary people are faring under the recovery, and taking seriously what they say and do. Not Working is his candid report on how the young and the less skilled are among the worst casualties of underemployment, how immigrants are taking the blame, and how the epidemic of unhappiness and self-destruction will continue to spread unless we deal with it.

Explores outsourcing of U.S. jobs, discussing reasons to contract out, its effects on global free trade, problems with the practice, resistance to it, and other related topics.

Readers will address issues such as the how and why of retaining minorities in the technological workplace and the inclusion of neurodiverse employees.

Explores the stories of nearly eighty predominantly millennial workers for so-called "sharing" or "gig" economy businesses like Uber, Kitchensurfing, and Airbnb that showcase the precariousness and often volatility of depending on such services for one's livelihood. Argues that the gig economy is the new version of minimum-wage precarious work, and has upended generations of workplace protections.

The author examines the rise of automation in the workforce by traveling the world and experiencing some of the most modern, tech-run facilities that have largely replaced the human workforce to become almost fully automated. Explores the future of human resources and how robotics and high-tech artificial intelligence are replacing manual workers, and discusses what we can do to keep humans in the loop.