The Next Shift
The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America
Gabriel Winant
The book examines the economic and social transformation of the American Rust Belt, focusing on how the decline of manufacturing jobs gave rise to the health care sector as the dominant employer. It explores the impact of this shift on the working class, including issues of labor, gender, race, and the changing nature of work and community in post-industrial America.
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