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Finding time : the economics of work-life conflict / Heather Boushey.
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Boushey, Heather, 1970-
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English
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
©2016
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xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Work-life balance
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United States
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Work and family
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United States
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Flexible work arrangements
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United States
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Quality of life
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United States
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United States
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Social policy
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21st century
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United States
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Social policy
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1993-
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Summary note
"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"--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-326) and index.
Contents
Our roots
Stalled : today's middle class
Stuck : today's low-income families
Soaring above and sounding the alarm : today's professional families
Thinking like an economist
Here at home : paid time off to care
There at work : scheduling time
Care : when you can't be at home
Fair : finding the right path.
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Economics of work-life conflict
ISBN
9780674660168 ((hardcover))
0674660161 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2015043606
OCLC
926061531
Other standard number
40026175152
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