MARTIN SICKER is a private consultant and lecturer who has served as a senior executive in the U.S. government and has taught political science at the American University and the George Washington University. He has also served as a director at the American Associaiton of Retired Persons, dealing with workforce issues and programs, and as a consultant to the National Older Worker Career Center. Sicker is the author of 20 earlier books on political science and international affairs.

• Introduction The Real World of Work and Retirement The Changing Employment Environment The Restructuring of American Business Globalization of the Economy Downsizing and Its Consequences The Decline of Corporate Paternalism Restructuring the Workforce Downwaging the Workforce The Question of the Minimum Wage Corporate Responsibility Revisited National Employment Policies National Economic Policies Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index

MARTIN SICKER is a private consultant and lecturer who has served as a senior executive in the U.S. government and has taught political science at the American University and the George Washington University. He has also served as a director at the American Associaiton of Retired Persons, dealing with workforce issues and programs, and as a consultant to the National Older Worker Career Center. Sicker is the author of 20 earlier books on political science and international affairs.

• Introduction The Real World of Work and Retirement The Changing Employment Environment The Restructuring of American Business Globalization of the Economy Downsizing and Its Consequences The Decline of Corporate Paternalism Restructuring the Workforce Downwaging the Workforce The Question of the Minimum Wage Corporate Responsibility Revisited National Employment Policies National Economic Policies Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index

MARTIN SICKER is a private consultant and lecturer who has served as a senior executive in the U.S. government and has taught political science at the American University and the George Washington University. He has also served as a director at the American Associaiton of Retired Persons, dealing with workforce issues and programs, and as a consultant to the National Older Worker Career Center. Sicker is the author of 20 earlier books on political science and international affairs.

• Introduction The Real World of Work and Retirement The Changing Employment Environment The Restructuring of American Business Globalization of the Economy Downsizing and Its Consequences The Decline of Corporate Paternalism Restructuring the Workforce Downwaging the Workforce The Question of the Minimum Wage Corporate Responsibility Revisited National Employment Policies National Economic Policies Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index