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The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure (Paperback)

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This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per year -- a dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are we -- unlike every other industrialized Western nation -- repeatedly "choosing" money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?

About the Author


Juliet Schor is associate professor of economics at Harvard University.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780465054343
ISBN-10: 046505434X
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: March 24th, 1993
Pages: 272
Language: English