Mollie's Job: A Story of Life and Work on the Global Assembly Line - Paperback
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Combining a deft historian's touch with first-rate reporting, Mollie's Job is a provocative and fresh perspective on the global economy -- at a time when downsizing is unraveling the American Dream for many working families.
Mollie's Job: A Story of Life and Work on the Global Assembly Line - Paperback
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by William M. Adler (Author)
Following the flight of one woman's factory job from the United States to Mexico, this compelling work offers a revealing and unprecedented look at the flesh-and-blood consequences of globalization.
In this absorbing and affecting narrative history, investigative journalist William M. Adler traces the migration of one factory job as it passes from the cradle of American industry, Paterson, New Jersey, to rural Mississippi during the turmoil of the civil rights movement, to the burgeoning border city of Matamoros, Mexico. The story of Mollie James, Dorothy Carter, and Balbina Duque, their company, and their communities provides an ideal prism through which to explore the larger issues at the heart of the new economy: the decline of unions and the middle class, the growing gap between rich and poor, public policies rewarding U.S. companies for transferring jobs abroad, and the ways in which "free trade" undermines stable businesses and communities.Combining a deft historian's touch with first-rate reporting, Mollie's Job is a provocative and fresh perspective on the global economy -- at a time when downsizing is unraveling the American Dream for many working families.
Author Biography
William M. Adler is a freelance writer who has written for numerous publications, including Esquire and Rolling Stone. He is also the author of Land of Opportunity. He lives in Texas.
Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 0.88 x 8.53 x 5.49 IN
Publication Date: February 09, 2006
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