Book Review: The Disposable American

The The Disposable American forces us to think harder about whether downsizing alone will give corporate America its edge back -- the downfall of a company like General Motors(GM Quote) would imply that it won't -- and to understand that even if GM is saved, its workers may be lost.

And how can we have a dedicated workforce, an innovative workforce, under these circumstances? Will we still be able to produce Americans who believe that there's anything worth fighting for if it's not even worth it to fight for our jobs?

One could argue that a successful book would offer responses to this new debate, and Uchitelle does not convincingly do this. But he deserves credit for putting the hard questions on the table, and we can only hope that Americans together try to answer these questions.