Dream Factories - by Ken S Coates & Bill Morrison (Paperback)

About the Book

The "good jobs" of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the "good job," and the role that universities have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and realities.

Book Synopsis

The "good jobs" of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the "good job," and the role that universities have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and realities.

Review Quotes

Very compelling.

About the Author

Ken S. Coates is a prolific author whose titles include Canada's Colonies and Campus Confidential. He is currently a Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan. He lives in Saskatoon.

Bill Morrison was a professor and administrator at universities in Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia, and a visiting professor in the United States. Morrison has published fourteen books, twelve of them in collaboration with Ken Coates. He lives in Ladysmith, British Columbia.