{"product_id":"invisible-hands-invisible-objectives-stephen-f-befort-9780804761536","title":"Invisible Hands, Invisible Objectives: Bringing Workplace Law and Public Policy Into Focus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe global financial crisis and recession have placed great strains on the free market ideology that has emphasized economic objectives and unregulated markets. The balance of economic and noneconomic goals is under the microscope in every sector of the economy. It is time to re-think the objectives of the employment relationship and the underlying assumptions of how that relationship operates. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Hands, Invisible Objectives\u003c\/i\u003e develops a fresh, holistic framework to fundamentally reexamine U.S. workplace regulation. A new scorecard for workplace law and public policy that embraces equity and voice for employees and economic efficiency will reveals significant deficiencies in our current practices. To create one, the authors--a legal scholar and an economics and industrial relations scholar--blend their expertise to propose a comprehensive set of reforms, tackling such issues as regulatory enforcement, portable employee benefits, training programs, living wages, workplace safety and health, work-family balance, security and social safety nets, nondiscrimination, good-cause dismissal, balanced income distributions, free speech protections for employees, individual and collective workplace decision-making, and labor unions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Hands, Invisible Objectives\u003c\/i\u003e is not just another book that sketches a reform agenda. The book provides the much-needed rubric for how we think about employment policy specifically, but also economic policy more generally. It is a must-read in these most critical times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen F. Befort, John W. Budd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804761531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804761536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Economics and Finance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009","brand":"Stephen F. Befort","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202172043519,"sku":"9780804761536","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cd8d679-4615-4035-850c-2ed367670b7b.jpg?v=1756819837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisible-hands-invisible-objectives-stephen-f-befort-9780804761536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}