The Betrayal of Work

How Low-wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans And Their Families

By: Beth Shulman

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Paperback | 1 September 2005 | Edition Number 1

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The book Newsweek's Anna Quindlen said "should be required reading for every presidential candidate and member of Congress."

Following its publication in hardcover, the critically acclaimed The Betrayal of Work became one of the most influential policy books about economic life in America; it was discussed in the pages of Newsweek, Business Week, Fortune, the Washington Post, Newsday, and USA Today, as well as in public policy journals and in broadcast interviews, including a one-on-one with Bill Moyers on PBS's Now. The American Prospect's James K. Galbraith's praise was typical: "Shulman's slim and graceful book is a model combination of compelling portraiture, common sense, and understated conviction."

Beth Shulman's powerfully argued book offers a full program to address the injustice faced by the 30 million Americans who work full time but do not make a living wage. As the influential Harvard Business School newsletter put it, Shulman "specifically outlines how structural changes in the economy may be achieved, thus expanding opportunities for all Americans." This edition includes a new afterword that intervenes in the post-election debate by arguing that low-wage work is an urgent moral issue of our time.

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"The Betrayal of Work is the perfect accompaniment to Nickel and Dimed. I wish I'd written it myself!" - Barbara Ehrenreich; "Should be required reading for every presidential candidate and member of Congress." - Newsweek; "Wonderfully readable...Shulman's book is a model combination of compelling portraiture, common sense and understated conviction. She would evidently make a splendid secretary of labor in the next civilized administration....everyone should read her book." - American Prospect; "A powerful book...Attention should be paid to [Shulman's] indictment." - Washington Post; "An impressive array of studies and statistics on the army of working poor." - BusinessWeek"

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Three Workers	p. 15
Piling On: Why It's About More Than Money	p. 25
In the Heart of Our Economy and Our Lives	p. 45
The Demography of a Caste	p. 69
How Low-Wage Jobs Damage Us All	p. 81
An Apology for Indifference	p. 101
A Question of Power	p. 117
A Compact with Working Americans	p. 149
Notes	p. 185
Index	p. 241
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