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She finds nothing less than the dissolution of the american dream. Worst of all, there is no honest reckoning with the inevitable consequences of the harsh new economy. Investigative journalist barbara ehrenreich, the bestselling author of nickel and dimed, goes undercover to experience the plight of the unemployed whitecollar worker. Barbara ehrenreich barbara ehrenreich has gone undercover again, this time as a middleaged professional trying to get a whitecollar job in corporate america. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The futile pursuit of the american dream summary barbara ehrenreich discussed her 2005 book bait and switch. The futile pursuit of the american dream is about her experience of whitecollar unemploymentat a time when 20 percent of the unemployed are whitecollar.
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