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Finding Time - The Economics of Work-Life Conflict (Hardcover)
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Finding Time - The Economics of Work-Life Conflict (Hardcover)
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Employers today are demanding more and more of employees' time. And
from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere, workers across the
United States are raising the same worried question: How can I get
ahead at my job while making sure my family doesn't fall behind?
Heather Boushey argues that resolving work-life conflicts is as
vital for individuals and families as it is essential for realizing
the country's productive potential. The federal government,
however, largely ignores the connection between individual
work-life conflicts and more sustainable economic growth. The
consequence: business and government treat the most important
things in life-health, children, elders-as matters for workers to
care about entirely on their own time and dime. That might have
worked in the past, but only thanks to a hidden subsidy: the
American Wife, a behind-the-scenes, stay-at-home fixer of what
economists call market failures. When women left the home-out of
desire and necessity-the old system fell apart. Families and the
larger economy have yet to recover. But change is possible. Finding
Time presents detailed innovations to help Americans find the time
they need and help businesses attract more productive workers. A
policy wonk with working-class roots and a deep understanding of
the stresses faced by families up and down the income ladder,
Heather Boushey demonstrates with clarity and compassion that
economic efficiency and equity do not have to be enemies. They can
be reconciled if we have the vision to forge a new social contract
for business, government, and private citizens.
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