Slackonomics : generation X in the age of creative destruction /
"Ironically, before this generation was known as Generation X, the prevailing wisdom (circa 1985) was that this group would have it pretty cushy in almost every way: as Baby Boomers aged their way through society, vast opportunities would open up for the smaller demographic coming up behind the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, MA :
Da Capo Press,
c2008.
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| Summary: | "Ironically, before this generation was known as Generation X, the prevailing wisdom (circa 1985) was that this group would have it pretty cushy in almost every way: as Baby Boomers aged their way through society, vast opportunities would open up for the smaller demographic coming up behind them; colleges would be competing with each other to attract the best students; as boomers moved out of the workforce there would be more jobs available than could be filled; increasing pay and benefits; and - get this - there would be a flood of affordable housing as boomers traded up! As the saying goes, prediction is very hard, especially about the future ..." From the bookjacket. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 212 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786718849 (alk. paper) |