About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- ch. 1. What is downsizing? An overview -- ch. 2. Downsizing and the press : perception and reality -- ch. 3. Theoretical underpinnings of downsizing -- ch. 4. Is American business really downsizing? The facts -- ch. 5. Downsizing in U.S. manufacturing : an empirical analysis of causes -- ch. 6. Upsizing in the retail and service industries : causes and correlates -- ch. 7. A closer look at U.S. manufacturing : the consequences of downsizing -- ch. 8. Downsizing and increasing turbulence in the labor market -- ch. 9. What have we learned about downsizing? Conclusions -- appendix. Our newspaper search -- Notes -- References -- Index.