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Forgotten Families Ending the Growing Crisis Confronting Children and Working Parents in the Global Economy Author: Jody Heymann In the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Mumbai. In the face of rapid globalization, these changes affect us all, and we can no longer confine ourselves to addressing working and social conditions within our own borders without simultaneously addressing them on a global scale. Based...  more » on over a thousand in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, Jody Heymann's Forgotten Families presents the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work affect us all. Rich in individual stories and deeply human, Forgotten Families proposes innovative and imaginative ideas for solving the problems of the truly belabored together as a global community.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780195335248 ISBN-10: 0195335244 Publication Date: 8/31/2007 Pages: 336 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Book Type: Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover Members Wishing: 1 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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