Businesses strive to be more efficient. Often, that comes at the expense of jobs. But Peter Wenz sees a way all can benefit.
In his book Functional Inefficiency, he examines how some of the most labor-intensive sectors also are inefficient. But they employ people and, in turn, help the overall economy.
We talked more with the author, who is also a Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield.
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