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Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction and Background -- 2. Good Jobs: Basic Facts and Trends Over Time -- 3. Job Quality and Volatility: How Do They Affect Worker Earnings? -- 4. Job Quality and Volatility in Metropolitan Areas: A Tale of...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: EU and China: An alliance for the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 The US: Still reluctant and unreliable -- Notes -- Bibliography --...

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