All I Want Is a Job! Unemployed Women Navigating the Public Workforce System |
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| Author:
| Gatta, Mary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-9082-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Imprint: | Stanford Economics & Finance |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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All I Want is a Job! chronicles and analyzes the experiences of unemployed women as they navigate public workforce system and struggle to survive unemployment during the great recession. Weaving together interviews with the unemployed and the "street-level bureaucrats" who service them, as well as her own experience going undercover in the system, Mary Gatta brings to light the realities of American workforce policy and how it must change in today's economy.
All I Want is a Job! chronicles and analyzes the experiences of unemployed women as they navigate public workforce system and struggle to survive unemployment during the great recession. Weaving together interviews with the unemployed and the "street-level bureaucrats" who service them, as well as her own experience going undercover in the system, Mary Gatta brings to light the realities of American workforce policy and how it must change in today's economy.