The best-case scenario / Katherine S. Newman and Chauncy Lennon -- High flyers, low riders, and the "up but not out" club -- All in the family -- The national picture / Helen Connolly, Peter Gottschalk, and Katherine S. Newman -- Streetwise economics -- Victor Tan Chen and Katherine S. Newman --...

Introduction and background -- Good jobs : basic facts and trends over time -- Job quality and volatility : how do they affect worker earnings? -- Job quality and volatility in metropolitan areas : a tale of two (kinds of) cities -- Good jobs and employer dynamics -- Conclusion and policy...

The US market-driven labor system -- When markets drive outcomes -- Distribution matters -- Why Americans work and work -- Where have all the unions gone-- long time passing? -- Regulating the unregulated market -- Management in the driver's seat -- The great doubling: is your job going to...