Wayne State University Faculty Authors

Listed alphabetically by author.

Abt: A Museum on the VergeA Museum on the Verge: A Socioeconomic History of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1882–2000

Jeffrey Abt

Goes behind the scenes at the DIA to disclose the political, economic, and social forces that shaped the museum from its founding to the present day.

Abt: Up From the StreetsUp From the Streets: Detroit Art from the Duffy Warehouse Collection

Edited by Jeffrey Abt

A beautifully illustrated catalog highlighting the works of noted artists from Detroit’s Cass Corridor brought together for an exhibition in honor of Detroit’s 300th birthday.

Kearney: A Primer on Michigan School FinanceA Primer on Michigan School Finance

Fourth Edition
C. Philip Kearney and Michael F. Addonizio

A valuable resource aimed at helping Michigan citizens and legislators understand the state’s K–12 school finance system.

Babson: Confronting ChangeConfronting Change: Auto Labor and Lean Production in North America / Enfrentando el cambio: Obreros del automóvil y producción esbelta en América del Norte

Second Edition / Segunda edición
Edited by Steve Babson and Huberto Juárez Núñez

A path-breaking analysis of the forces reshaping the global automobile industry, comparing work and working conditions in assembly and supplier plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Babson: Lean WorkLean Work: Empowerment and Exploitation in the Global Auto Industry

Edited by Steve Babson

The controversial Japanese model of “lean production” and its impact on work and workers in the global auto industry.

Babson: Working DetroitWorking Detroit

Steve Babson

Through words and pictures, Babson documents Detroit’s odyssey from a bulwark of the “open shop” to the nation’s foremost “union town.”