Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure

About this book

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?

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780465054343

Publisher

Basic Books

Published

March 24, 1993

Pages

272

Weight

10.4 oz

Subject

Business & Economics