Research Catalog

Title

Finding time : the economics of work-life conflict / Heather Boushey.

Author

Boushey, Heather, 1970-

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
• ©2016

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Details

Description

xi, 343 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

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. -- Inside jacket flap.

Subjects

• United States
• Flexible work arrangements
• Quality of life
• Work and family
• Flexible work arrangements > United States
• United States > Social policy > 21st century
• Quality of life > United States
• Work and family > United States
• 2000-2099
• Work-life balance > United States
• Social policy

Bibliography (note)

• 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.

Call Number

JBE 17-80

ISBN

• 9780674660168 (hardcover)
• 0674660161 (hardcover)

LCCN

• 2015043606
• 40026175152

OCLC

926061531

Author

Boushey, Heather, 1970- author.

Title

Finding time : the economics of work-life conflict / Heather Boushey.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-326) and index.

Local Note

LOOKS FOR ANSWERS TO BALANCING LIFE & WORK IN TODAY'S DEMANDING SCHEDULE.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Other Standard Identifier

40026175152

Research Call Number

JBE 17-80